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Base Ball 

Official Base Ball 



No. 12 

Group I. 

No. 1 Spalding' 
Guide. 
Ng. 202 How to Play Base Ball. 
No. 223 How to Bat. 
No. 232 How to Run Bases. 
No. 230 How to Pitch. 
No. 229 How to Catch. 
No. 225 How to Play First Base. 
No. 226 How to Play Second Base. 
No. 227 How to Play Third Base. 
No. 228 How to Play Shortstop. 
No. 224 How to Play the Outfield. 

r How to Organize a Base Ball 
I Club. [League. 

I How to Organize a Base Ball 
No. I How to Manage a Base Ball Club. 
^31 j How to Train a Base Ball Team. 
How to Captain a Base Ball 
How to Umpire a Game. [Team. 
Technical Base Ball Terms, 
No. 219 Ready Reckoner of Base Ball 
Percentages. 
BASE BALL AUXILIARIES 
No. 291 Minor League Base Ball Guide. 
No. 293 Official Handbook National 
League of Prof. B. B. Clubs. 



Base Ball Guide 

Foot Ball Guide 

Association Foot Ball Guide 

Cricket Guide 

Lawn Tennis Annual 

Golf Guide 

Ice Hockey Guide 

Basket Ball Guide 

Bowling Guide 

Indoor Base Ball Guide 

Roller Polo Guide 

Athletic Almanac 

Group II. Foot Ball 

No. 2 Spalding's Official Foot Ball 
Guide. 

No. 284 How to Play Foot Ball. 

No. 2 A Spaldivg's Official (Soccer) 
Association Foot Ball Guide. 

No. 286 How to Play Soccer. 

FOOT BALL AUXILIARIES 

No. 283 Spalding's Official Canadian 
Foot Ball Guide. 

No. 294 Official Intercollegiate Associa- 
tion Soccer Foot Ball Guide. 

Group III. Cricket 

No. 3 Spalding's Official Cricket 

Guide. 
No. 277 Cricket and How to Play It. 

Group IV. Lawn Tennis 

No. 4 Spalding's Official Laivn Tennis 

Annual. 
No. 157 How to Play Lawn Tennis. 
No. 279 Strokes and Science of Lawn 
Tennis. 

Group V. Goir 

No. 5 Spalding's Official Golf Guide. 
No. 276 How to Play Golf. 



Group VI. 



Hockey 



No. 6 Spaldino's Official Ice Hockey 
No. 154 Field Hockey. [Guide. 

No. 188 Lawn Hockey. 
No. 180 Ring Hockey. 

HOCKEY AUXILIARY 

No. 256 Omdal Handbook Ontario 

Hockey Association. 



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croup VII. Bashet Ball 

No. 7 Spalding's O tfx cial Basket 

Ball Guide. 
No. 193 How to Play Basket Ball. 
No. 260 Basket Ball Guide for Women. 

BASKET BALL AUXILIARY 
No. 278 Official Collegiate Basket Ball 

Handbook. 



Group VIII. 



Bowling 



No. 8 Spalding'' s Official Bowling 
Guide. 

Group iX. Indoor u%t Bail 

No. 9 Spalding's Official Indoor 
Base Ball Guide. 

Group X. Polo 

Ho. 10 Spalding's Official Roller 
No. 129 Water Polo. [Polo Guide. 

No. 199 Equestrian Polo. 

Group XI. Misceiianeous Games 

No. 201 Lacrosse. 

No. 248 Archery. 

No. 138 Croquet. 

No. 271 Roque. 

■VT ("Racquets. 

1Q4 "^ Squash-Racquets. 

^^^ (Court Tennis. 

No. 13 Hand Ball. 

No. 167 Quoits. 

No. 170 Push Ball. 

No. 14 Curling. 

No. 207 Lawn Bowls. 

No. 188 Lawn Games. 

No. 189 Children's Games. 

Group XII. Alhietics 

No. 12 Spalding's Official Athletic 
Almanac. 

No. 27 College Athletics. 

No. 182 All Around Athletics. 

No. 156 Athletes' Guide. 

No. 87 Athletic Primer. 

No. 273 Olympic Games at Athens,1906. 

No. 252 How to Sprint. 

No. 255 How to Run 100 Yards. 

No. 174 Distance and Cross Country 
Running. 

No. 259 How to Become a Weight 
Thrower. 

No. 55 Official Sporting Rules. 

No. 246 Athletic Training for School- 
boys. 
ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES 

No. 241 Amateur Athletic Union Offi- 
cial Handbook. 

No. 217 Olympic Handbook (St. LouisK 

No. 292 Intercollegiate Official Hand- 
book. 



ATH LETIC A UXILI ARIES - Con. 
No. 245 Y. M. C. A. Official Handbook. 
No. 281 Public Schools Athletic League 

Official Handbook. 
No. 274 Intercollegiate Cross Country 

Association Handbook. 



Group XIII. 



Alhietlc 
Accomplishments 



No, 177 How to Swim. 

No. 128 How to Row. 

No. 209 How to Become a Skater. 

No. 178 How to Train for Bicycling. 

No. 23 Canoeing. 

No. 2S2 Roller Skating Guide. 

No. 296 Speed Swimming. 

Group XIV. Manly sports 

No. 18 Fencing. (ByBreck). 

No. 162 Boxing. 

No. 165 Fencing. (BySenac). 

No. 140 Wrestling. 

No. 236 How to Wrestle. 

No. 102 Ground Tumbling. 

No. 233 Jiu Jitsu. 

No. 166 How to Swing Indian Clubs. 

No. 200 Dumb Bell Exercises. 

No. 143 Indian Clubs and Dumb Bells. 

No. 262 Medicine Ball Exercises. 

No. 29 Pulley Weight Exercises. 

No. 191 How to Punch the Bag. 

No. 289 Tumbling for Amateurs. 

Group XV. Gymnastics 

No. 104 Grading of Gymnastic Exer- 
cises. 

No. 214 Graded Calisthenics and Dumb 
Bell Drills. 

No. 254 Barnjum Bar Bell Drill. 

No. 158 Indoor and Outdoor Gymnastic 
Games. 

No. 124 How to Become a Gymnast. 

No. 287 Fancy Dumb Bell and March- 
ing Drills. 

Group XVI. Physical culture 

No. 161 Ten Minutes' Exercise for 

Busy Men. 
No. 208 Physical Education and Hy- 
giene. 
No. 149 Scientific Physical T r a i n i n .c 

and Care of the Body. 
No. 142 Physical Training Simplified. 
No. 185 Hints on Health. 
No. 213 285 Health Answers. 
No. 238 Muscle Building. [ning. 

No. 234 School Tactics and Maze Run- 
No. 261 Tensing Exercises. [ics. 
No. 285 Health by Muscular Gymnast- 
No. 288 Indigestion Treated by Gym- 
No. 290 Get Well: Keep Well, [nasties. 



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Group L Base Ball 

No. 1— SpaldiiiK^'s Official 
Base Ball Guide. 

The h'adinj; Baso Ball 
annual of tlie country, 
and the official authority 
■L'jt^ - *'f the g:ame. Edited by 
W^ifflll Henry Chadwick, the 
■^WA-^ "Father of Base Ball." 
Contains the official play- 
ing rules, with an ex- 
planatory index of the 
rules compiled by Mr. 
A. G. Spalding; pictures of all the 
teams in the National, American and 
minor leagues; official averages; re- 
vieA\s of the season in all the pro- 
fessional organizations; college Base 
Ball, and a great deal of interesting 
information. I'rice In cents. 

No. 202— How to Play Base 
Ball. 

Edited by T. II. 
Murnane. New and 
revised edition. 
Contents: How to 
become a good bat- 
ter; how to run the 
bases; advice to 
base runners. by 
James E. Sullivan, 
President A.A.U.; 
how to become a good pitcher: 
how to become a good catcher; huw 
to play first base; how to play ser- 
ond base; how to play third base; 
how to play shortstop; how to play 
the infield; how to play the out- 
field; the earmarks of a ball player, 
by John J. McGraw; good advice for 
players; how to organize a team; 
how to manage a team; how to 
score a game; how to umpire a 
game; base ball rules interpreted for 
boys. I'rice 10 cents. 

Xo. 223— How to Bat. 

The most important 
part of ball i)laying now- 
adays, outside of pitch- 
ing, is batting. The team 
that can bat and has 
some good pitchers can 
win base ball games; 
thi'refore, every boy and 
young man who has. of 
course, already learned to 
catch, should turn his attention to 
this depiii'tment of the game, and 
there is no better way of becoming 
proficient than by reading this book 
and then constantly practising the 
little tricks explained. I'rice 10 cts. 






Xo. 282— How to Ran tlie 
Bases. 

Th(^ importance of base 
running as a scientitir 
feature of the national 
game is becoming morel 
and more recognized each [ 
year. Besides being spec- 
tacular, feats of base 
stealing nearly always! 
figure in the winning of| 
a game. Many a close 
contest is decided on the winning of 
that little strip of 90 feet whieh lies 
between cushions. When hits are 
few and the enemy's pitchers steady, 
it becomes incumbent on the oppos- 
ing team to get around the bases in 
some manner. Effective stealing not 
only increases the effectiveness of 
the team by advancing its runners 
without wasting hits, l)ut it serves 
to materiall.v disconcert the enemy 
and frequently has caused an entire 
ujiposing club to temporarily lose its 
poise and throw away the game. 
This book gives clear and concise di- 
rections for excelling as a base run- 
ner; tells when to run and when not 
to do so; how and when to slide; 
team work on the bases; in fact, 
every point of the game is thor- 
oughly explained. Illustrated with 
pictures of leading players. Price 10 
cents. 

\o. 230— How to IMtcli. 

A new, up-to-date book. 
The object of this liook 
is to aid the beginners 
who aspire to become 
clever twirlers, and its 
contents are the practi- 
cal teaching of men who 
have reached the top as 
l)itchers, and who know 
how to impart a knowl- 
edge of their art. All the big 
leagues' pitchers are shown. Price 
10 cents. 
Xo. 229— How to Catch. 

Undoubtedly the best 

book on catching that I 
Jias yet been published. 
Every boy who has hopes 
of being a clever catcher 
should read how well- 
known players cover their 
position. Among t h e| 
more noted ones who de- 
scribe their methods of" 
play in this book are Lou Criger of 
the Boston Americans and Johnnie 
Kling of the Chicago Nationals. The 
numerous pictures comprise all the 
noted catchers in the big leagues. 
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IVo. 225— How to Play First 

Base. 

No other position iu a 
ball team has shown 
such a change for the 
better in recent years as 
first base. Modifications 
in line with the better- 
ment of the sport in 
eveiy department have 
lieen made at intervals, 
but in no other depart- 
ment have they been so radical. No 
boy who plays the initial sack can 
afford to overlook the points and 
hints contained in this book. En- 
tirely new and up to date. Illus- 
trated with full-page pictures of all 
the prominent first basemen. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 22«— How to Play Second 
Base, 

There are so few men 
who can cover second 
base to perfection that 
their names can easily 
be called off by anyone 
who follows the game ol 
base ball. Team owners 
who possess such players 
would not part with 
them for thousands of 
dollars. These men have been inter- 
viewed and their ideas incorporated 
in this book for the especial benefit 
of boys who want to know the fine 
points of play at this point of the 
diamond. Illustrated with full-page 
pictures. Price 10 cents. 



No. 227— How to Play Tliii-d 
Base. 

'l'liir<l base is, in some 
resiK'cts, the most impor- 
tant of the infield. No 
major league team hm 
ever won a pennant with- 
out u great third base 
man. Collins of the Bos 
ton Americans and Leach 
of Pittsburg are two of 
the greatest third base- 
rame has ever seen, and 
their teams owe much of the credit 
for pennants they have won to 
them. These men in this book de 
scribe just how they play the posi- 
tion. Everything a player should 
know is clearly set forth and any 
boy will surely increase his chances 
of success by a careful reading of 
this book. Illustrated. Price 10 
cents. 







No. 22S— How to Play Sliort- 

*_ Shortstop is one of the 

hardest positions on the 
infield to till, and quick 
thought and quick action 
are necessai"y for a play- 
er who expects to make 
good as a shortstop. The 
views of every well- 
known player who cov- 
ers this position have 
been sought in compiling this book, 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 224— How to Play the 
Outfield. 

Compiled especially for 
the young player who 
would become an expert. 
The best btjok on play- 
ing the outfield that has 
ever b e e n published. 
There are just as many 
tricks to be learned, be- 
fore a player can be a 
<<iini)etent fielder. a s 
there are in any other position on a 
nine, and this book explains them 
all. I'riee 10 cents. 

No. 2:tl— Ho^v to Coaoli; How^ 
to Captain a Team; How 
to MiinaKe a Team; Ho^v 
to l;mi>ire; Ho^v to Or- 
jtaiti'«e a Leamne; Tech- 
nical Terms of Base Ball. 
A useful guide to all 
who are interested in the 
above subjects. Jimmy 
Collins writes on coach- 
ing; M. J. Kelly on cap- 
taining; Al Buckenberger 
<in managing; Frank 
Dwyer of the American 
League staff on umpir- 
ing- : Fred Lake on minor 
leagues, and the editor, T. II. Mur- 
nane. President of the New England 
League, on how to organize a league. 
The chapters on Technical Terms of 
Base Ball have been written by 
Henry Chadwick, the "Blather of 
Base Ball," and define the meaning 
of all the terms peculiar to the Na- 
tional Game. Price 10 cents. 

No. 210— Ready Reckoner of 
Base Ball Percentages. 

To supply a demand 
for a book which would 
show the pt'rcentage of 
clubs without recourse to 
the arduous work of fig 




the 



publishers! BALL 



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compiled by an expert, 
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BASE BALL AUXILIARIES. 

No. 291— Minor League Base 
Ball Guide. 

The miuors' own guide. 
Contains pictures o f 
leading teams, schedules, 
report of annual meeting 
National Association 
Professional Base Ball 
Leagues, special articles 
and official rules. Edited 
by President T. H. Mur- 
nane, of the New England League. 
Price 10 cents. (Ready May 1.) 

No. 29.3— Official Handbook 
of tlie National League 
of Professional Base Ball 
Clubs. (n,„j^yi,|j^ tl,^. Constitu- 
tion, By-Laws, Official 
Rules, Averages, and 
schedule of the Na- 
tional League for the 
current year, together 
with list of club otii- 
cers and reports of thf 
annual meetings of the 
League. Every follower 
of the game should have a copy of 
this book if he wants to keep his 
file of Base Ball books complete. 
Price 10 cents. 





No. 2A— Spalding's Official 
Association Soccer Foot 
Ball Guide. 



A complete and up-to- 
date guide to the 
•"Soccer" game in the 
United States, containing 
instructions for playing 
the game, official rules, 
and interesting news 
fmm all parts of the 
country. Illustrated. 

I'rice 10 cents. 



\o. 2S6— How to Play Soc- 
cer. 

Owing to the great 
interest shown in "Soc- 
cer" foot ball in Amer- 
ica, the i)ublishers have 
had a book compiled in 
England, the home of the 
spurt, telling how each 
piisition should be played, 
written by the best play- 
er in England in his re- 
spective position, and illustrated 
with full-page photographs of play- 
(■rs in action. As a text-book of 
the game this work is invaluable, 
and no "Soccer" player can aCforiJ 
to be without it. Price 10 cents. 





Group II. Foot Ball 

No. 2— Spalding's Official 
Foot Ball Guide. 

Edited by Walt e r 
Camp. Contains the new 
rules, with diagram of 
field; All-America teams 
as selected by the lead- 
ing authorities; reviews 
of the game from vari- 
ous sections of the coun- 
try; 1905 scores of all 
the leading teams; pic- 
tures of hundreds of phiyers. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 2S4— How to Play Foot 
Ball. 

Edited by Walter 
I Camp. The contents em- 
brace everything that a 
beginner wants to know 
[and many points that an 
expert will be glad to 
I learn. The pictures are 
made from snapshots of 
leading teams and play 
ers in action, with com 
ments by Walter Camp. Price 10 
cents. 





FOOT BALL AUXILIARIES. 

No. 2S.3— Spalding's Official 

, • Canadian Foot Ball 

Guide. 



Edited by Frank D. 
Wnodwnrth, Secretary- 
'Irea.surer Ontario Rugby 
Foot Ball Union. Th»; 
official book of the game 
in Canada. Price 10 
cents. 



No. 294— Official Intercolle- 
giate Association Soccer 
Foot Ball 
Guide. 

Contains the constitu- 
tion and by-laws of the 
Association, pictures of 
the teams, and ofiicial 
playing rules. Price 10 
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Group III. Cricket 

No. 3— Spalding's Official 
Cricket Guide. 

Edited by Jerome Flau- 

■ vy. The most com- 

Icte year book of the 

;inie that has ever been 

published in America. 

Kfports of special 

matches, official rules 

I and pictures of all the 

leading teams. Price 10 

' cents. 

No. S77— Cricket; and How 
to Play it. 
By Prince I^injitsinhji, 
Every department of 
the game is described 
concisely and illustrated 
with full-page pictures 
posed especially for this 
book. The best book 
of instruction on the 
game ever published. 
Price 10 cents. 




\o. 279— Strokes and Science 
of Lawn Tennis. 

By P. A. Vaile. a 
leading authority on the 
Si a me in Great Britain. 
Every stroke in the 
game is accurately illus- 
trated and analyzed by 
the author. As a means 
uf affording a compari- 
son between the Amer- 
ican and the English 
methods of play, this book is ex- 
tremely useful. Price 10 cents. 




Group IV, 




Group Vo 



Golf 

Official 



Lawn 
Tennis 




]Vo. 4— Spalding's Official 
Lawn Tennis Annual. 

Edited by 11. P. B"!'- 
chell, of the New York 
Times. Contents include 
a report of every impor- 
tant tournament played 
in 1906, embracing the 
I National Championship, 
I sectional and State tour- 
naments; invitation and 
open tournaments; inter- 
collegiate and interscholastic cham- 
pionships; women's national cham- 
pionships; foreign championships; in- 
door championships; official ranking 
for each year from 1885 to 19<i<>; 
laws of lawn tennis; instructions for 
handicapping; decisions on doubtful 
points; regulations for the manage- 
ment of tournaments; directory of 
clubs; directions for laying out and 
keeping a court; tournament notes. 
Illustrated with pictures of leading 
players. Price 10 cents. 
No. 157— How to Pla y Lawn 
Tennis. 
A complete description 
of lawn tennis; a lesson 
for beginners and direc- 
tions telling how to 
make the most impor- 
tant strokes. Illustrated. 
Price 10 cents. 





No. 5— Spalding's 
Golf Guide. 

The leading annual of, 
the game in the United 
States. Contains rec- 
ords of all important 
tournaments, articles on 
the game in various sec- 
tions of the country, 
pictures of prominent 
players, official playing 
rules and general items | 
of interest. Price 10 cts. 

No. 276— How to Play Golf. 

Bv James Braid, the 

English Open Champion 

of 1906. A glance at 

the chapter headings 

will give an idea of the 

variety and value of the 

ton tents: Beginners' 

wrong ideas; method of 

tuition; choosing the 

clubs; how to grip the 

club; stance and address in driving; 

the upward swing in driving, etc. ; 

Numerous full-page pictures of Cham- 

pldii Braid in action add to the 

book's attractiveness. Price 10 cts. 

Group VI. Hockey 

No. 6— Spaldins's Official Ice 
Hockey Guide. 

Written by the most 
famous player in Can- 
ada, A. Farreil, of the 
Shamrock hockey team 
of Montreal. It contains 
a complete description 
of hockey, its origin, 
points of a good playc 
and an instructive ; 
tide on how game is' ^ . , 

plaved. with diagrams and official 
rules. Illustrated wath pictures of 
leading teams. Price 10 cents. 





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No. 154— Field Hockey. 

To those in need of 
vi.i,Mji-ous and healthful 
out-of-doors exer else, 
this game is recom- 
mended highly. Its 
healthful attributes are 
manifold and the inter- 
est of player and spec- 
tator alike is kept ac- 
tive through out the 
progress of the game. The game is 
prominent in the sports at Vassar, 
Smith, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr and 
other leading colleges. Price 10 cents. 

No. ISS — I-iawn 
Hockey, Garden 
Hockey, I'arlor 
Hockey. 

Containing the rules 
for each game. Illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 180— Ring Hockey. 

A new game for the 
gymnasium, invented by 
Dr. J. M. Vorhees of 
Pratt Institute, Brook- 
Ivn, that has sprung 
into instant popularity; 
as exciting as basket 
liull. This book contains 
(tthcial rules. Price 10 
cents. 

HOCKEY AUXILIARY. 

No. 25<>— Official Handbook 

of tl»e Ontario H ockey 

Association. 

Edited by W. A. Hew- 
itt, of Toronto. Con- 
tains the official rules 
of the Association, con- 
stitution, rules of com- 
petition, list of officers, 
and pictures of leading 
players. Price 10 cents. 





Group VIL 



Basket 
Ball 



No. 7— Spalding's Official 
Basket Ball Guide. 

Edited by George T. 
nephron. Contains the 
revised official rules, de 
eisions on disputed 
points, records of promi 
nent teams, reports on 
the game from various 
. arts of the country 
and pictures of hundreds 
of plaj-ers. Price 10 cents. 






No. 193— How to Play Basket 
Ball. 

By G. T. Hepbron, 
editor of the Official 
Basket Ball Guide. Con- 
tains full instructions 
for players, both for the 
expert and the novice, 
duties of officials, and 
specially posed full-page 
pictures showing the cor- 
rect and incorrect meth- 
ods of playing. The demand for a 
book of this character is fully satis- 
fied in this publication, as many 
l)oints are included which could not 
be incorporated in the annual publi- 
cation of the Basket Ball Guide for 
want of room. Price 10 cents. 

No. 200- Official Basket Ball 
Giiitle for Women. 

Edited by Miss Senda 
Eerenson, of Smith Col- 
lege. Contains the of- 
ficial playing rules of 
the game and special ar- 
ticles on the following 
subjects: Games for 
women, by E. Hitchcock, 
Director of Physical 
Training, and Dean of 
College, Amherst College; condition 
of women's basket ball in the Mid- 
dle West, by W. P. Bowen, Michigan 
State Normal College; psychological 
effects of basket ball for women, by 
Dr. L. H. Gulick; physiological ef- 
fects of basket ball, by Theodore 
Hough, Ph. D. ; significance of basket 
ball for women, by Senda Berenson; 
relative merit of the Y. M. C. A. 
rules and women's rules, by Augusta 
Lane Patrick; A Plea for Basket 
Ball, by Julie Ellsbee Sullivan, 
Teachers' College, New York; dia- 
gram of field. Illustrated with 
many pictures of basket ball teams. 
Price 10 cents. 

BASKKT BALL AUXILIARY. 

No. 378— Collegiate Basket 
Ball Guide. 

The official publication 
of the new Collegiate 
Basket Ball Associa- 
tion. Contains the of- 
ficial rules, collegiate 
and high school records, 
-Vll America selections, 
reviews of the collegiate 
basket ball season of 
1905-6, and pictures of 
all the prominent college teams and 
individual players. Edited by H. A. 
Fisher, of Columbia. Price 10 cts. 




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Group VIII. Bowling 

No. S— Spaltlins's Official 
BoTi'liiig- Guide. 

Edited by S. Karpf, 
Sofietary of the Anu-r- 
ii-aii Bowling Conj^ress. 
The contents include: 
History of the sport; 
diagrams of effective de- 
liveries; how to bowl; a 
few hints to beginners: 
American Bowling Con- 
gress; the national 
championships; how to build an al- 
ley; how to score; spares — how they 
are made. Rules for cocked hat, 
cocked hat and feather, quintet, bat- 
tle game, nine up and nine down, 
head pin and four back, ten pins — 
head pin out, five back, the Newport 
game, ten pin head. I'rice lO cents. 




Group IX< 



Indoor 
Base Ball 



No. O— Spalrtiiis's Official In- 
door Base Ball Guide. 

America's nat i o n a 1 
game is now vieing with 
other indoor games as a 
winter pastime. This 
book contains the play- 
ing rules, pictures of 
leading teams from all 
I)arts of the country, 
and interesting articles I 
on the game by leading ' 
authorities on the subject, 
cents. 



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Price 10 



Group X. 



Polo 




No. 10 — Spalding's 
Official Roller 
Polo Guide. 

Edited by J. C. Morse. 
A full description of the 
game; official rules, rec 
ords. Price 10 cents. 

No. 129— Water Polo. 

The contents of this] 
book treat of every de- 
tail, the Individual work |>nfApERPoLoj 
of the players, the prac- 
tice of the team, how 
to throw the ball, with | 
Illustrations and many 
valuable hints. Price I 
10 cents. 






No. 199— Equestrian Polo. 

Compiled by H. L. 
Fitzpatrick of the New 
York Sun. Illustrated 
v.ith portraits of lead- 
ing players and contains 
most useful information 
for polo players. Price 
10 cents. 

_ ^^ Miscellane- 
Group XL ous Games 

No. 201— Lacrosse. 

By William C. 
8chmeisser. c aj pi t a i n I 
Johns Hopkins Univer- 
sity champion intercnl- 
legiate lacrosse team <ifl 
1902; edited by Ronah 
T. Abercrombie, ex-cap 
tain and coach of Jnluis| 
Hopkins University la 
crosse team, 190O-19O4. ' 
Every position is thoroughly ex- 
plained in a most simple and concise 
manner, rendering it the best manual 
of the game ever published. Illus- 
trated with numerous snapshots of 
important plays. Price 10 cents. 

No. 248- Archery. 

A new and up-to-date 
book on this fascinating 
time. Edited by Mr. 
I.ouis Maxson of Wash- 
ington, U. C, ex-Na- 
tional champion. Con- 
tains a history of arch- 
ery from its revival as a 
pastime in the eighteenth 
century to the present 
time, with list of winners and scores 
i>f the English Grand championships 
from 1844; National Archery Associa- 
tion of the United States winners 
and scores; the several varieties of 
archery; Instructions for shooting; 
how to select implements; how to 
score; and a great deal of interest- 
ing information on the game. Illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 1.38— Spaldinsr's Official 
Croquet Guide 

Contains directions for 
I)laying, diagrams of im- 
l>ortant strokes, descrip- 
tion of grounds, instruc- 
tions for the beginner, 
terms used in the game, 
and the official playing 
rules. Price 10 cents. 





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No. 271— Spalding's 
Roque Guide. 



Official 





The official publication 
of the National Roque 
Association of America. 
Edited by Prof. Charles 
Jacobus, ex-cham p i o n, 
Contains a description 
of the courts and their 
consCi'uction, diagrams 
of the field, illustra- 
tions, rules and valuable 

Price 10 cents. 



No. 194— RacQnets, Sqaasli 
Racquets and Court Ten 
nis. 

The need of an au- 
thoritative handlfook at 
a popular price on these 
games is filled by this 
liook. How to play e:i 
game is thoroughly ex- 
plained, and all the dif- 
ficult strokes shown liy 
special photo graphs 
taken especially for this 
book. Contains the official rules for 
each game, with photographs of 
well-known courts. Price 10 cents. 



No. 13— How to Play Hand 
Ball. 

By the world's cham- 
pion, Michael Egan, of 
Jersey City. This book 
has been rewritten and 
brought up to date in 
every particular. Every 
play is thoroughly ex- 
plained by text and 
diagram. The nnmerous 
ilhistrations cmisist of 
full pages made from photographs of 
Champion Egan, showing him in all 
his characteristic attitudes. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 167— Quoits, 

By M. W. Deshong. 
The need of a book on 
this interesting game 
has been felt by many 
who wished to know the 
fine points and tricks 
used by the experts. 
Mr. Deshong explains 
them, with illustrations, 
BO that a novice can 
readily understand. Price 10 cents. 



\o. 170— Push Ball. 

Played with an air- 
inflated ball 6 feet in 
diameter, weighing about 
50 pounds. A side con- 
sists of eleven men. 
I'his book contains the 
official rules and a 
sketch of the game; il- 
lustrated. Price 10 
cents. 



\'o. 14 — Curlingr. 







A short history of 
this famous Scottish 
astime, with instruc- 
tions for play, rules of 
the game, definitions of 
terms and diagrams of 
(lifftrent shots. Price 
10 cents. 



\o. 207— BoTflingr on tb.e 
Green; or, Lawn Bo-wls. 

How to construct a 
green; necessary equip- 
ment; how to play the 
game, and the official 
rules as promulgated by 
the Scottish Bowling 
Association. Edited by 
James W. Greig. Illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 



No. ISS— Lawn Games. 



Contains the rules for 
Lawn Hockey, Garden 
Hockey, Hand Tennis. 
Tethi'r Tennis; also Vol- 
ley Ball. Parlor Hookey, 
Badminton, Basket Goal. 
Price lo cents. 



No. 189— Children's Games. 

Compiled by Jessie II. 
Bancroft, director of 
physical training, depart- 
ment of education, New 
York City. These games 
are intended for use at 
I'ecesses, and all but the 
team games have been 
adapted to large classes. 
Suitable for children 
from three to eight years, and in- 
clude a great variety. Price 10 cts. 





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Group XII. Athletics 

No. 12— Spalding's Official 
Atliletic Almanac. 

Compiled l)y J. E. Siil- 
liv.-m, Chief Department 
riiysical Culture, Louis- 
iiuia I'urchase Exposi- 
tion, Director Olympic 
Games, 1U04, .Special 
Commissioner from the 
United States to the 
Olympic Games at Ath- 
ens, I'.iOG. and President 
of the Amateur Athletic Union. The 
only annual publication now issued 
that contains a complete list of ama- 
teur best-on-records; complete inter- 
collegiate records; complete Englisli 
records from 1806; swimming rec- 
ords; interscholastic records; Irish, 
Scotch, Continental, South African 
and Australasian records; important 
athletic events and numerous photos 
of individual athletes and leading 
athletic teams. Price 10 cents. 

No. 27--Collese Athletics. 

M. C. Murphy, the 
well-known athletic 
trainer, now with Penn- 
sylvania, the author of 
this book, has written it 
especially for the school- 
boy and college man, 
but it is invaluable for 
the athlete who wishes 
to excel in any branch 
of athletic sport. The subjects com- 
prise the following articles: Train- 
ing, starting, sprinting; how^ to train 
for the quarter, half, mile and longer 
distances; walking; high and broad 
.lumping; hurdling; pole vaultin 
throwing the hammer. It is profuse- 
ly illustrated with pictures of 1 
ing athletes. Price 10 cents. 

No. 1S2— All-Aronnd Ath- 
letics. 

Gives in full the 
method of scoring the 
A 11- Around Cham p i o n- 
ship, giving percentage 
tables showing what 
each man receives for 
each performance in 
each of the ten events. 
It contains as well in- 
structive articles on how 
for the Ail-Around Cham- 
Illustrated with many pic- 
champions in action and 
-around meets. Price 







No. lo(i— Athlete's Guide. 

IIow to become an 
athlete. It contains full 
instructions for the be- 
ginner, telling how to 
sprint, hurdle, jump and 
throw weights, general 
hints on training; in 
fact, this book is one 
of the most complete nn 
the subject that has 
ever appeared. Special chapters con- 
tain valuable advice to beginners and 
important A. A. U. rules and their 
explanations, while the pictures com- 
prise many scenes of champions In 
action. Price 10 cents. 

No. 87— Athletic Primer. 

Edited by James E. 
Sullivan, President of 
the Amateur Athletic 
Union. Tells how to or- 
ganize an athletic club, 
hirw to conduct an ath- 
letic meeting, and gives 
rules for the govern- 
ment of athletic meet- 
ings; contents also in- 
clude directions for building a track 
and laying out athletic grounds, and 
a very instructive article on train- 
ing; fully illustrated with pictures of 
leading athletes. I'rice 10 cents. 

No. 273 — The Olympic Games 
at Athens, 1906. 

A complete account of 
the Olympic Games of 
1906, at Athens, the 
gieatest Internati o n a 1 
Athletic Contest ever 
held. Containing a short 
history of the games, 
story of the American 
team's trip and their 
recepti(jn at Athens, 
complete list of starters 
event; winners, their times and dis- 
tances; the Stadium; list of winners 
in previous Olympic Games at Ath- 
ens, Paris and St. Louis, and a great 
deal (if other interesting information. 
Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, Special 
CommissioTier from the United States 
to the Olympic Games. Price 10 cts. 

No. 252— How to Sprint. 

A complete and de- 
tailed account of how to 
train for the short dis- 
tances. Every athlete 
who aspires to be a 
sprinter can study this 
book to advantage and 
gain useful knowledge. 
Price 10 cents. 




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No. 255— How to Run lOO 
Yards. 

By J. W. Morton, the 
noted British champion. 
Written by Mr. Morton 
during his recent Amer- 
ican trip, in 1905, es- 
ecially for boys. Mr. 
.Morton knows how to 
handle his subject, and 
his advice and direc- 
tions for atta i n i n g 
will undoubtedly be of im- 
sissistance to the great ma- 
jority of boys who have to rely on 
printed instructions. Many of Mr. 
Morton's methods of training are 
novel to American athletes, but his 
success is the best tribute to their 
worth. Illustrated with photographs 
of Mr. Morton in action, taken es- 
pecially for this book in New York 
City " " 




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mcnse 



Price 10 cents. 




No. 174 — Distance anil Cross 
Country Running'. 

By George Orton, the 
famous University of 
Pennsylvania runner. 
Tells how to become 
proficient at the quar- 
ter, half, mile, the 
longer distances, and 
c r o s s-country running 
and steeplechasing. with 
instructions for training 
and schedules to be observed when 
preparing for a contest. Illustrated 
with numerous pictures of leading 
athletes in action, with comments by 
the editor on the good and bad 
points shown. Price 10 cents. 

No. 24«— Atliletic Training 
for Schoolboys. 

This liook is the most 
lomplete work of its 
kind yet attempted. The 
compiler is Geo. W. Or- 
ton, of the University 
of Pennsylvania, a fa- 
mous athlete himself 
and who is well quali- 
fied to give instructions 
to the beginner. Each 
event in the intercollegiate pro- 
gramme is treated of separately, 
both as regards method of training 
and form. By following the direc- 
tions given, the young athlete will 
be sure to benefit himself without the 
danger of overworking as many have 
done through ignorance, rendering 
themselves unfitted for their task 
when the day of competition arrived. 
Price 10 cents. 






No. 259— Weight Throwing. 

By James S. Mitchel, 
Champion American 
weight thrower, and 
holder of American, 
Irish, British and Cana- 
dian champio n s h i p s. 
Proltably no other man 
in the world has had 
he varied and long ex- 
perience of James S. 
Mitchel in the weight throwing de- 
partment of athletics. The book la 
written in an instructive way, and 
gives valuable information not only 
for the novice, but for the expert as 
well. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

\o. 55.5 — Official Sporting: 
Rules. 

Contains rules not 
found in other publica- 
tions for the government 
of many sports; rules 
for wrestling, shnfile- 
board, sncjwshoeing, pro- 
fessional racing, pigeon 
flying, dog racing, pistol 
and revolver shooting, 
Kritish water polo rules, 
Rugby foot ball rules. Price 10 cts. 

ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES. 

\o. 241— Official Handbook 
of the A.A.U. 

The A.A.U. is the 
governing body of ath- 
letes in the United 
States of America, and 
all games must be held 
under its rules, which 
are exclusively published 
in this handbook, and a 
copy should be in the 
hands of every athlete 
and every club officer in America. 
Thifi book contains the oflicial rules 
for running, jumping, weight throw- 
ing, hurdling, pole vaulting, swim- 
ming, Inixing, wrestling, etc. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 217 — Olympic Handbook:. 

Compiled by J. E. Sul- 
livan. Chief Department 
Physical Culture, Louis- 
iana Purchase Exposi- 
tion, and Director Olym- 
pic Games. 1904. Con- 
tains a complete report 
of the Olvmpic Games 
of 1904, with list of 
records and pictures of 
hundreds of athletes; also reports of 
the games of 1896 and 1900. Price 
10 cents. 





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No. i2J)3— Official Intereolle- 
giiite A.A.A.A. Haiidbool^. 

^■■■■■■■■i C'uiitains cunstitution, 
^;ri,'j|C.(g;J l.y-liiws, laws of ath- 
letics and rules to gov- 
ern tlic awarding of the 
' inu)i(in.ship cup of the 
IiitorroUogiate Athletic- 
Assdciation of Amateur 
Alhletes of America, 
the governing body in 
college athletics. Con- 
tains oflicial Intercollegiate records 
from 1S76 to date, with the winner's 
name and time in each event, list of 
points won by each college, and list 
of officers of the association from 
1889. Price 10 cents. 

No. 245— Official Y.M.C.A. 
Haudbook. 

Edited by G. T. nep- 
hron, the well-known 
athletic authority. It 
contains the official rules 
governing all sports un- 
der the jurisdiction of 
the Y.M.C.A., a com- 
plete report of the 
physical directors' con- 
ference, official I'.M.C.A. 
scoring tables, pentathlon rules, many 
pictures of the leading Y.M.C.A. 
athletes of the country; official Y.M. 
C.A. athletic rules, constitution and 
by-laws of the Athletic League of 
Y.M.C.A., all-around indoor test, vol- 
ley ball rules; illustrated. Price 10 
cents. 

No. 3S1— Official Handbook: 
of tfie Pul»lic Schools 
Athletic League. 

This is the official 
handbook of the Public 
Schools Athletic League, 
whick embraces all the 
l)nblic schools of Greater 
New York. It contains 
the official rules that 
govern all the contests 
of the league, and con- 
stitution, by-laws and 
officers. Edited by Dr. Luther Hal- 
sey Gulick, superintendent of phy- 
sical education in the New York 
public schools. Illustrated 
10 cents. 

No. 374 — Intercol- 
legiate Cross 
Country Hand- 
book. 
Contains constitution 
and by-laws, list of of- 
ficers, and records of the 
association. Price lU 
cents. 




Price 





Group XIII. Athletic 
Accomplishments 

No. 177— How to Swim. 

r.y J. II. Sterrett, a 
leading American swim- 
niing authority. The in- 
structions will interest 
the expert as well as the 
novice; the illustrations 
were made from photo- 
gi:!))lis especially posed, 
showing the swimmer in 
clear water; a valuable 
feature is the series of "land drill" 
exercises for the beginner, which is 
illustrated by many drawings. The 
contents comprise: A i)lea for educa- 
tion in swimming; swimming as an 
exercise and for development; land 
drill exercises; plain swimming; best 
methods of learning; the breast 
stroke, etc etc Price 10 cents. 

No. 31)U— Speed S'«-ininiing'. 

V>y Champion C. M. 
Daniels of the New 
York Athletic Clut) team, 
ludder of u u m e r o u s 
American records. and 
the best swimun-r in 
A m e r i c a cpialilied t<> 
write on th(> subject. 
.\ny boy should be able 
ti> increase his speed in 
the water after reading Champion 
Daniels' instructions on the subject. 
I'rice 10 cents. 

No. 138— How to Row. 

P.y E. J. Giannini, of 
the New York A. C, 
liUe of America's most 
famous amateur oars- 
men and champi o n s. 
This book will instruct 
any one who is a lover 
of rowing how to be- 
come an expert. It is 
fully illustrated, show- 
hold the oars, the finish 
Le and other information 
that will prove valuable to the be- 
ginner. Price 10 cents. 

No. 23— Canoeing. 

Paddling, sailing, 
cruising and racing ca- 
noes and their uses; 
with hints on rig and 
management; the choice 
of a canoe; sailing ca- 
noes; racing regula- 
tions; canoe i n g an d 
camping. Fully ilhus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 






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No. 309— How to Become a 
Skater. 

Coiitaius advice for lic- 
giiiiu'i's; how to liecomr 
!i tigare skatei" thorough- 
ly explained, with many 
diagrams showing how 
do all the different 
tricks of the best figure 
skaters. Illustrated with 
pictures of promii.nit 
skaters and numerous 
diagrams. Price 10 cents. 

No. 282- Official Roller 
Skating Guide. 

Contains directions for 
becoming proficient as a 
fancy and trick roller 
skater, and rules for 
roller skating. Pictures 
of prominent trick skat- 
ers In action. Price 1(> 
cents. 

No. 178— How to Train for 
Bicycling'. 

Gives methods of the 
best riders when train- 
ing for long or short 
distance races; hints 
on training. Revised 
and up-to-date in every 
particular. Price 10 
cents. 

Group XIV. ^pS 

No. 140— Wrestling. 

Catch as catch can 
style. By E. H. Hitch- 
cock. M.D., of Cornell, 
and R. F. Nelligan, of 
Amherst College. Tlie 
Ijook contains nearly 
seventy illustrations of 
the different holds, pho- 
tographed especially and 
so described that any- 
body who desires to become expert 
in wrestling can with little effort 
learn every one. Price 10 cents. 

\o. 18— Fencing-. 

By Dr. Edward Breck. 
of Boston, editor of the 
Swordsman, and a promi- 
nent amateur fencer. A 
book that has stood the 
test of time, and is uni- 
versally acknowledged to 
be a standard work. Il- 
lustrated. Price 10 cents. 








Xo. 1G2— Boxing Guide. 

For many years books 
have been issued on the 
art of boxing, but it 
has remained for us to 
arrange a book that we 
hink is sure to fill all 
lemands. It contains 
)ver 70 pages of illus- 
rations showing all the 
latest blows, posed es- 
pecially for this book under the 
supervision of a well-known instruc- 
tor of lioxing. Mho makes a specialty 
of teaching and knows how to im- 
part his knowledge. Price lU cents. 

No. 165 — The Art of Fencing. 

This is a new book by 
Regis and Louis Senac, 
of New York, famous 
instructors and leading 
authorities on the sub- 
ject. Messrs. Senac give 
in detail how every 
move should be made, 
and tell it so clearly 
chat anyone can follow 
the instructions. Price 10 cents. 

No. 336— How to Wrestle. 

Without question the 
most complete and up- 
to-date book on wrest- 
ling that has ever been 
printed. Edited by F. 
II. Toombs, and devoted 
principally to special 
poses and illustrations 
by George H a c k e n- 
schmidt, the "Russian 

Lion." Price 10 cents. 

Ko. 103— Ground Tumbling. 
By Prof. Henry Walter 

Worth, who was for 

years physical director 

of the Armour Institute 

of Technology. A n y 

boy, by reading this 

book and following the 

instructions, can become 

proficient. Price 10 cents. 

.\o. 289— Tumbling for Ama- 
teurs. rj^.j,jj, ,„^^^ ^^^g special- 
ly compiled for the use 
of amateurs by Dr. 
James T. Gwathmey, 
director of the Vander- 
bilt University Gymnas- 
ium. Nashville, Tenn. 
Every variety of the pas- 
time is explained by 
text and pictures, the 
tter forming a very important fea- 
ture of the book, over 100 different 

uositions being shown. Price 10 cts. 






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No. 11)1— How to Punch the 

^^^' By W. II. Rothwoll 

("Young Corbt'tt"). This 
book is iindoubtt'dly the 
brst treatise ou bay 
l)Uiit'hiiig that has ever 
Ix'eii printed. Ev(>ry va- 
riety of blow used in 
training is shown and 
explained. The pictures 
c o m p rise thirty-three 
reproductions of Young 
he appears while at work 
in his training quarters. The photo- 
graphs) were taken by our special ar- 
tist and cannot be seen in any other 
publication. Fancy bag punching is 
treated by a well-known theatrical 
bag puncher, who shows the latest 
tricks. Price 10 cents. 

No. 14.^— Iinlian Clubs and 
Dumb-Bells. 

Two of the most pop- 
ular forms of home or 
gymnasium exe r c i s e. 
This book is written by 
A m e r i ca's amateur 
champion club swinger, 
J. H. Dougherty. It is 
clearly illustrated, by 
which any novice can 
become an expert. Price 10 cents. 

No. 166— How to Swins In- 
dian Clubs. 



By Prof. E. B. War- 
man, the well-known ex- 
ponent of physical cul- 
ture. By following tlie 
directions carefully any- 
one can become an ex- 
pert. Price 10 cents. 



No. 200— Dumb-Bells. 

This is undoubtedly 
the best work on dumb- 
bells that has ever been 
offered. The author, 
Mr. G. Bojus. was for- 
merly superintendent of 
physical culture in the 
Elizabeth (N. J.) public 
schools, instructor at 
Columbia University (New 
York), instructor for four years at 
the Columbia summer school and is 
now proprietor of the Park Place 
Gymnasium, at 14 Park Place, New 
York City. The book contains 200 
photographs of all the various exer- 
cises with the instructions in large, 
readable type. It should be in the 
hands of every teacher and pupil of 
physical culture, and is invaluable 
for home exercise. Price 10 cents. 






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No. 262— Medicine Ball Ex- 
ercises. 

This book is not a 
tfchiiical treatise, but a 
series of plain and prac- 
tical exercises with the 
medicine ball, suitable 
for boj's and girls, b\isi- 
iH'SS and professional 
men, in and out of gym- 
nasium. Lengthy ex- 
planation and ti'chnical 
nomenclature have been avoided and 
illustrations used instead. The exer- 
cises are fascinating and attractive, 
and avoid any semblance of drud- 
gery. Edited by W. J. Cromie, 
physical director Germantown (Pa.) 
Y.M.C.A. Price 10 cents. 

No. 29— Pulley Weight Exer- 
cises. 

By Dr. Henry S. An- 
derson, instructor in 
heavy gymnastics Yale 
gymnasium, Ander son 
Normal School, Chautau- 
(|ua University. In con- 
junction with a chest 
niachine anyone with 
this book can become 
l.erfectly developed Price 10 cents. 

No. 23.3— Jiu Jitsu. 

A complete description 
(if this famous Japanese 
system of .self-d(>fencf>. 
Each move thoroughly 
explained and illustrat- 
ed with numerous full- 
page pictures of Messrs. 
A. Minami and K. Ko- 
yama, two of the most 
famous exponents of the 
art of Jiu Jitsu, who posed espe- 
cially for this book. Be sure and 
ask "for the Spalding Athletic Lil)rary 
book on Jiu Jitsu. Price 10 cents. 



Group XV. 

Gymnastics 

No. 104— The Grading of 
Gymnastic Exercises. 

By G. M. Martin, 
Physical Director of the I 
Y. M, C. A. of Youngs- 
town, Ohio. It is a 
book that should be in I 
the hands of every phy- 
sical director of the 
Y. M. C. A., school, 
club, college, etc. Price 10 cents. 





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No. 214— Graded Calistlieii- 
ics and Dunib-Bell Drills. 

By Albert B. Weg- 
ener, I'hysical Director 
Y. M. C. A., Rochester, 
N. Y. Ever since graded 
apparatus work h a s 
Ipeeii used in gymuas 
tics. the necessity of 
having a mass drill that 
would harmonize with it 
has been felt. For years 
it has been the estalilished custom in 
most gymnasiums of memorizing a 
set drill, never varied from one 
year's end to the other. Conse- 
quently the beginner was given the 
same kind and amount as the older 
member. With a view to giving uni- 
formity the present treatise is at- 
tempted. Price 10 cents. 



No. 254 — Barnjnni 
Bar Bell Drill. 

Edited by Dr. R. Tait 
JIcKenzie, Director Phy- 
sical Training, Univer- 
sity of Pennsylvania. 
Profusely illustr a t e d. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 1.58 — Indoor and Outdoor 
Gymnastic Games. 

Without question one 
of the Ijest books of its 
kind ever published. 
Compiled by Prof. A. M. 
Chesley, the well-known 
Y. M. C. A. physical di- 
rector. It is a bonk 
that will prove valuable 
to indoor and outdoor 
g y m nasiums. schools, 
outings and gatherings where there 
are a number to be amused. The 
games described comprise a list of 
120, divided into several groups. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 124 — HoTv to Become a 
Gymnast. 

By Robert Stoll, of 
the New York A. C., the 
American champion on 
the flying rings from 
1SS5 to 1802. Any boy 
who frequents a gym- 
nasium can easily fol- 
low the illustrations and 
instructions in this book 
and with a little prac- 
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HEALTH 

BY MUSCULAR GYMNASTICS 

With Hints on Right Living \^ 



By 

W. J. CROMIE 

Physical Director ot the Young Men's Christian 
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PREFACE 

There are none with whom the author more greatly sympa- 
thizes than those whose bodies are weak and sickly, and who have 
not the facilities for daily scientific bodily exercise. Seeing the 
great need for exercise among the masses, and knowing that 
most books on this subject are too expensive, or too difficult to 
comprehend, the author felt it his privilege to publish one which 
is simple, and the price of which is within the reach -.of all. He 
would caution against these new original (?) systems of gymnas- 
tics (taught by mail) and otherwise, which will accomplish what 
no other system will. What are needed to-day are not systems, 
with physiological sounding titles, but, plain, simple gymnastics, 
athletics and games. If one will read this pamphlet and system- 
atically practice the exercises and observe the hints herein con- 
tained, he will be amply repaid for so doing. 



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INTRODUCTION 

The tendency of the present age is toward the artificial life. 
Conditions in the present century demand too much of our nerves 
and brains and oftentimes too little of our muscles. We strive in 
keen competition for wealth, for powder, for position; we rack our 
brains for new schemes of advancing ourselves, our families, our 
business; we worry much of the day and much of the night. We 
eat too fast, sleep too little, and in many ways unnecessarily wear 
ourselves. Nervous troubles are increasing; nervous " prostra- 
tion " is far too common, and has grown to be almost fashionable. 

The remedy for these things does not lie in drugs and medi- 
cines, but in sensible habits of living, sleeping, eating, drinking 
and exercising. We need more recreation; we need a simpler 
life. The exercises which Mr. Cromie suggests are admirable. 
They bring into play all the more important muscular groups. 
His arrangement is a sensible one, and his advice is all good. 

"Too busy to exercise " is no excuse. Exercise conserves and 
promotes health. There is nothing more important than health. 
Let us remember that the body cannot be neglected with im- 
punity, and that all of our functions must be used and exercised if 
we desire the health of mind and body which makes life worth 

the living. 

J. C. Elsom, M. D., 

Professor of Physical Training, University of Wisconsin. 



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ARE GYMNASTICS AND ATHLETICS 
UNHEALTHFUL? 

What do most young men of our country to-day desire ? Is it 
not to get physical strength ? Is it not the knowledge of how to 
acquire perfect health ? Is the desire not a worthy one ? Yes, 
the desire for health and strength is worthy, and is, furthermore, 
a Divine obligation, for in order that man be successful in life he 
must ever be at his best. 

Whom do the men and women of our country envy ? Is it one 
with a sickly, puny, impaired body ; bent form and sallow com- 
plexion ? No, it is the man who can run the fastest, jump the 
best, who can perform the most daring feats, whose will is strong, 
who' makes stepping stones of obstacles, and surmounts all dif^- 
culties, until he reaches the highest attainable pinnacle of fame, 
wealth or noble manhood. 

There is a story in pictures that can never be told in prose or 
verse. When one observes well developed athletes, he can be 
certain that it required long, persistent labor to get the body in 
that condition, and that it means hard work to keep it so. 

The literature of the Greek and Roman races is filled with the 
power and beauty of their gods. Gaze on the statue of Hercules 
or Apollo, and are we not filled with admiration and awe ? Even 
in our modern literature, do we not describe the athlete as one 
whose strength is Herculean ? In whom shall we find ideals 
more perfect than those whom the Greeks and Romans deified 
and worshipped? When we desire a perfect female ideal, do we 
not refer to Hebe, Diana and the Venuses? 



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It is often too true that many big muscled men are unhealthy. 
Lifting heavy weights, engaging in too violent exercises, prize 
fighting, and other brutal sports will give one muscular develop- 
ment, but these are contrary to nature and intelligence. Health 
must be the foundation for muscle and body building. 

There always have been and probably always will be some well 
meaning persons who argue against gymnastics and athletics. 
They say that the athlete exercises his muscles at the expense of 
the mind, and that athletes contract disease and die young. 

The first of the objections is as old as Plato (430 to 347 B. C. ), 
who described some of the athletes of his time as "sleeping away 
their lives." Galen, in speaking of the Greek and Roman athletes, 
described them as "heavy and stupid." Might not the Latin 
proverb, ''Mens sana in corpore sana,'' have come to the mind 
of the ancient writer by seeing and knowing athletes in whom 
the physical and mental qualities were both well developed? Plato 
and Galen probably meant thai the man who gave all his time to 
developing a massive physique at the expense of the mind, was 
little better than the beast of the field. 

Viewed in that sense athletics and gymnastics would do more 
harm than good, for mental culture is better than physical, as is 
Spiritual better than either or both mental or physical. Usually 
there is more danger of the " book worm " neglecting to take 
necessary exercise than there is of the physical culturist not 
taking enough mental culture. If one would be a rounded perfect 
man he must develop SPIRIT, MIND and BODY. 

The second of these objections, that of the athlete contracting 
disease and dying young, is absurd, as history proves that this 
is not a fact. Worry, not exercise, kills. It is not movement," 
but rust that ruins machinery. It is not the ship at sea, but the 
ship at wharf that rots the faster. Running water purifies itself. 



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■ Suppose a few athletes (?) do die young, are the others to be 
condemned on that account ? Most every one knows that 
exercise can be carried to excess, as in eating, drinking or any 
other good thing. Can an athlete over-eat, drink liquors, prosti- 
tute himself and break every other law of health and hygiene and 
live long ? Certainly not; for while an athlete can stand more 
abuse of the body than can a man of sedentary occupation, still 
he is human and will succumb to deadly drugs and excess. While 
we hear or read of a celebrated athlete dying of disease, how 
many there are whom we barely take note of, who drop dead 
of heart disease caused by muscular inactivity. 

Let us open the Bible. Do we not find that those whom God 
chose as leaders were strong men ? Moses was a man of strength, 
else the years of march over desert, sea and mountain would have 
exhausted him; the anxiety of the Exodus would have crushed 
him. He came through all this in splendid condition, for we are 
told that " Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he 
died; his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated." David 
was a man of strength, for when a lad tending sheep he killed a 
lion and a bear, besides the giant Goliath. Elijah was a man 
strong in body, as he ran swiftly for eighteen miles in front of 
Ahab's chariot. Saul was a strong man, but prostituted his 
strength because of his evil doing. Sampson was the strongest 
man whom the world has ever known. Daniel and many others 
of the Bible were strong men. 

Socrates, the heathen philosopher of Athens, was a strong man. 
His school was the workshop and the gymnasium. In Harrison's 
Story of Greece, we are told that he surpassed all men in physical 
endurance. 

Demosthenes, the great Greek orator, when a boy was weak 
and sickly. The stammering of his tongue he corrected by prac- 



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tising with pebbles in his mouth ; his voice he strengthened by- 
vigorous exercise. 

Cicero, Rome's great orator, had stated hours for his exercise. 
C:esar v^as an extremely skillful swordsman and horseman, and a 
good swimmer. Hannibal and Alexander were great generals, 
whose bodies were strong, who could endure fatigue and the ex- 
tremes of heat and cold. Lycurgus and Coriolanus were devotees 
of manly sports. Alcibiades became master of the Athenians by 
reason of eloquence, grace of person, and strength of body. 
Themistocles excelled in gymnastics. Sertorius is said to have 
swum the Rhone in full armor. Marius, Pelopides, Marcellus 
and Cato delighted in exercise and strength of the body. In short, 
ancient and mediaeval history shows that brain and brawn were 
two characteristics of men whom the world recognized as leaders. 

Modern history shows that our successful men had a good 
physical education. It reveals the fact that strength and lon- 
gevity are found in those who follow Nature's laws. 

It is said that Washington, after working all day in the forests 
of Virginia, would wrestle anyone who presented himself, and 
that he at one time wrestled seven men. one after the other, and 
obtained a fall from each. Lincoln, JeiTerson, Adams, Franklin, 
Jackson and Webster were men of strong physiques. Shakes- 
peare, Byron, Goethe, Gladstone and Bismarck have won the 
admiration of the world by the physical bodies and master minds 
which they have possessed. Hundreds of great men might be 
named, whose bodies were strong and powerful. Who are the 
successful men to-day ; those whom the world recognizes as 
great ? Are they not strong physically ? 

Some seem to think that one exercises for the sole purpose of 
obtaining big muscles. This is one of the least reasons for exer- 
cise. By exercising the voluntary muscles we thereby strengthen 



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the involuntary muscles, such as the heart, etc., by increasing 
the circulation of the blood and respiratory organs. By our every 
movement, such as breathing, winking, and even thinking, cer- 
tain cells are destroyed and must be replaced by others. This 
work is performed by the blood, which carries the old wornout 
cells to the lungs, skin and kidneys, and these organs discharge 
them from the body, while the blood, ever busy, lays down new 
material. Vigorous exercise tears down weak cells, and the 
blood, quickened by the exercise, quickly replaces the dead cells 
by the stronger living ones. Thus we see how one who exercises 
daily will soon become possessed not only with large and strong 
voluntary muscles, but with vital organs strong and vigorous. 

The writer need hardly refer to the poses of himself. Sufifice 
to say that at one time he was weak and sickly and regained 
health and strength not by change of climate, but by change of 
living, hardening the constitution by proper exercise, deep breath- 
ing, cold water baths and following the laws of nature. Some 
say that they follow the laws of nature, but it seems to me that 
they do not know many of her laws. If one can live when the 
germs of disease are in the food he eats, in the water he drinks, 
even in the air that he breathes, he can become strong and robust 
if he uses the powers which God has given him. 

He who realizes the need of exercising his body, but is too 
lazy, or deems it inconvenient on account of time or location, 
must not be surprised if he deteriorates in bodily strength and 
vigor. 



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EXERCISES FOR DEVELOPING VARIOUS 
MUSCLES. 

Following are some cuts, with movements and combinations. 
If one will work at these systematically, he will derive much 
benefit therefrom. Be sure and maintain as nearly as you can 
the proper posture, not only while exercising, but at all times. 
Perform each exercise from ten to twenty times. 

It is better to exercise on retiring, or the first thing in the 
morning, as much clothing restricts freedom of motion. 

Many of the following exercises may be used in the school room : 
Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. I hope the day will soon come 
when every public school will have a gymnasium for the use of 
both sexes, at which attendance shall be compulsory for all healthy 
children, and which shall be thrown open in the evening for a 
small fee to the older ones who have passed their compulsory 
course and who prefer to make their bodies strong and vigorous 
rather than walk the streets and visit questionable places. 



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FIGURE I -CORRECT POSTURE. 



The chest should be thrown out strongly, chin drawn in toward 
the chest, abdomen in , back hollowed and hips extended. The best 
way for one to tell whether he has the right position or not, is to 
stand with the back to a wall with head, shoulders, hips and heels 
touching it. It is well to start with very simple exercises which 
bring the blood to the extremities, and then increase to a maxi- 
mum, followed by deep breathing exercises. 




FIGURE 2-OPENlNG AND SHUTTING OF FINGERS. 

1. Open the fingers with force, with 

(a) arms down at side as in figure. 

(b) arms held at tront horizontal. 

(c) arms held at side horizontal, 
(d; arms held vertical. 

2. The above, with fingers of one hand closed; other open, alternate 

3. Place hands on chest and open fingers as arms are extended 

down, side, front, vertical. 

HAND-SHAKE. 

Shake hands by bringing fingers toward wrist, then away; 
wrists very He.xible. Down, side, front, vertical, 

ROTATE ARMS 

Down, side, front, vertical. 

Flex wrists and rotate arms together. 

Down, side, front, vertical. 



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I. 



2. 



FIGURE 3 -ELEVATE SHOULDERS. 

(a) Raise right shoulder. 

(b) Raise left shoulder. 

(g) Raise left and right alternate. 

(d) Raise left and right simultaneously. 

(e) Raise both together. . , , , 

(a) Hold arms in front horizontal position, raise shoulders. 

(b) Hold arms in side horizontal position, raise shoulders. 
Shoulder circles (circumduct) arms down at side, and 

(a) Move shoulders back and down. 

(b) Arms held at side horizontal; small circle, describe 
circle with hands, reverse. 

The above exercises in the stoop-stand position. (Fig. 5.) 
The above exercises in the arch-stand position. (Fig. 11.) 



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FIGURE 4-NECK EXERCISES. 



1. Neck flexion— 

(a) bend forward till chin touches chest (See Fig.); bend 
backward to fullest extent. 

(b) flex neck from side to side. 

2. Neck rotation — 

(a) rotate chin to right, return to front. 

(b) rotate chin to left, return to front. 

(c) rotate both right and left. 

3. Circumduct neck, right, left (describe a circle with the head). 

4. Project chin forward ; draw chin into chest (chest out strong 

in retraction), 

5. Perform the above in the stoop-stand position, (Fig. 5.; 



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FIGURE 5. 

From position of Fig. i bend forward from the hips to a 
stoop-stand position, keeping [the chest out, back hollowed 
and head erect with 

(a) hands on hips. 

(b) hands behind head. 

(c) arms to side horizontal. 

(d) arms to front horizontal. (See Fig.) 

(e) arms to vertical. 

Place the hands on the chest, bend body forward from the hips 

(stoop-stand), and hold this position while you perform c, d 

and e of the above (Fig. 5) exercises. 
Bend forward from the hips, and extend right leg to the rear. 

Left leg. These may be accompanied by the above arm 

movements. 



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FIGURE 6. 

1. Raise on toes with 

(a) hands on hips. 
*(b) hands behind head. 

2. Raise arms sideways to side horizontal as heels are raised ; 

drop as heels are lowered. 

(b) the same arms front horizontal. 

Cc) the same arms vertical. (See Fig.) 

3. Raise the toes with the above combinations. 

4. Raise on one foot only, with above movements. 

(a) right. 

(b) left. 

5. The above movements in the stride-stand position. 

6. The above movements in the walk-stand position. 

*When hands are behind the head, keep the elbows well back (arms in lateral 
plane). 



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FIGURE 7. 

Full squat with 

(a) hands on hips. 

(b) hands behind head. 

(c) arms raised to side horizontal. 

(d) arms raised to front horizontal. 

(e) arms raised to vertical. 



See Fig.) 



*Keep the body in an erect position ; do not lean forward ; chest out strong. 



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FIGURE 8. 

Rotate the body from right to left with 

(a) hands on hips. 

(b) hands behind head. (See Fig.) 

(c) arms held at front horizontal. 

(d) arms held at side horizontal. 

The above exercises by moving from the waist only 
move the hips. 



do not 



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FIGURE 9. 



Bend body from right to left with 

(a) hands on hips. 

(b) hands behind head. (See Fig.) 

(c) arms held at vertical. 

(d) arms held at side horizontal. Keep the arms the same 
distance apart. 



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FIGURE 10. 

*Bend forward with 

(a) hands on hips. 

(b) hands behind head. 

(c) arms held at side horizontal. 

(d) arms held at vertical and touch floor. (See Fig.) Keep 
knees stiff. 

(e) arms thrust to the rear as you bend forward. 



"Keep the chest well thrown out on this set of exercises. These are not good 
for children unless the correct position can be maintained. 



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FIGURE 

Arch flexion with 

(a) hands on hipc. 

(b) hands behind head. 

(c) arms vertical. (See Fig.) 

(d) combine Figs. 5 and 6. 
Arch flexion, and 

(a) extend right leg forward. 

(b) extend left leg forward. 




FIGURE 12— CHARGING EXERCISES* 

1. Charge front, as in figure, with 

(a) arms vertical, right leg forward, left, alternate. 

(b) arms side horizontal, right leg forward, left, alternate. 

(c) arms front horizontal, right leg forward, left, alternate. 
(4) arms rear, right leg forward, left, alternate. 

2. Charge side horizontal, right and left leg, with above arm 

movements. 

3. Charge to the rear, right and left leg, with above arm move- 

ments. 

4. Charge left and right, front oblique, with above arm movements. 

5. Charge left and right, rear oblique, with above arm movements. 

*A charge is about 2H foot lengths. A lunge is performed the same as a charge. 



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FIGURE 13— LEG EXTENSION. 



Hands on hips or clasped behind head, and 

(a) extend right leg forward. 

(b) extend left leg forward. 

(c) alternate. 

From normal position bring arms vertical, arch back as the 

above are performed. (See Fig.) 
Hands down at side, and 

(a) arms extended to the rear as right leg is extended front. 

(b) arms extended to the rear as left leg is extended front. 

(c) alternate. 

This may be used as a stretching exercise. 



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FIGURE 14. 

Bring the knee up to the chest, 

(a) raise arms to side horizontal ; knee to chest right left 

(b) raise arms to front horizontal ; left to chest 

(c) raise arms vertical ; right knee to chest left 

hi|h1n:s^ibre""'rfei Fig'.T '"" "™""' "'' '""^ '•■"" "" ^^ 



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FIGURE 15. 

Stride-stand position, and 

(a) bend to the right, touch the floor; arch back. 

(b) bend to the left, touch the floor; arch back. 

(c) combine the above. 

CHARGE. 

From normal position, arms vertical, and 

(a) charge to the right, as in figure. 

(b) charge to the left. 

(c) alternate right and left. 



EXTENSION. 
Bend, as in figure, and 

(a) extend right leg to the rear. 

(b) extend left leg to the rear. 

(c) Alternate 

Note — When the right leg is extended to rear, extend left arm 
forward, and vice versa. 



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FIGURE 16-LEG EXTENSION* 

1. Hands placed on hips, and 

(a) extend right leg to the rear. 

(b) extend left leg to the rear. 

(c) alternate right and left. 

2. Hands behind head, perform the above leg movements. 

3. From normal posture raise arms to side horizontal and perform 

above leg movements. 

4. Raise arms as in figure, with above leg movements. 



*Vary the exercises by keeping the leg extended perfectly straight ; also bend 
knee as in figure. 



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FIGURE 17-LEG ABDUCTION. 



Hands behind head (arms akimbo), and 

(a) abduct right leg. 

(b) abduct left leg. 

(c) alternate. 

Arms held vertical, as in figure, and 

(a) abduct right leg. 

(b) abduct left leg. 

(c) alternate. 

Abduct right leg, as in figure; left hand on floor. 
Abduct left leg, as in figure; right hand on floor. 
Alternate. 
This can be used as a stretching exercise. 



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FIGURE 18. 

Stride-Stand as in figure, and perform the following in four 
counts : 

(a) I, hands on chest; 2, between legs; 3, on chest; 4, 
side horizontal. 

(b) I, hands on chest; 2, between legs; 3, on chest; 4, 
front. 

(c) I, hands on chest; 2, between legs; 3, on chest; 4, 
vertical. 



JUMPING EXERCISES. 

Normal position, arms vertical, jump to position of figure. 
Normal position, arms horizontal, jump to position of figure. 



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FOR BUSINESS MEN. 

The remaining exercises are especially good for business men, 
or any one whose occupation is of a sedentary nature. 




FIGURE 19. 



Lie on stomach, and 

(a^ raise right arm 

(b) raise left arm. 

(c) raise right leg. 

(d) raise left leg. 

(e) raise both arms. 

(f) raise both legs. 

(g) raise both arms and legs 



(Do not flex at elbow.) 
(Do not flex at knee.) 



(See Fig.) 



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FIGURE 20. 



Lie on back, arms extended to fullest extent, and 

(a) raise right leg. (Do not flex the leg at knee.) 

(b) raise left leg. 

(c) raise right and left alternately. 

(d) raise right and left simultaneously, 
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FIGURE 21. 



Lie on back, arms extended to fullest extent, and 

(a) raise body to sitting position, arms front. (See Fig.) 

(b) the same, arms folded 

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FIGURE 22-BACK LEANING REST.* 

As in figure, and 

(a) bring right knee up toward chest, left, alternate. 

(b) raise right leg, left, alternate. (Do not bend knee.) 

(c) sit on floor and raise body as in figure. 

SITTING REST. 
Sit on floor, and 

(a) right knee to chest, left, alternate, simultaneous, both. 

(b) raise right leg, left, alternate, simultaneous, both. 

(c) abduct right leg, left, both together. 

(d) cross right leg over left, left over right ; cross both at 
once. 



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FIGURE 23-KEEP BODY RIGID. 



Front leaning rest: keep the body rigid from head to feet. 

From position of (Fig. 23) f^ex arms till body almost touches 

floor; return to (Fig. 23) position. 
One should not try this movement until he has performed the 

others for some weeks unless he is (|nitc strong, as it is quite 

hard to hold the correct position. 
Front leaning rest, and 

(a) raise right arm forward. 

(b) raise left arm forward. 

(c) raise right leg. 

(d) raise left leg. 

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FIGURE 24-SIDE LEANING REST. 



Rest on right side, and 

(a) raise left arm vertical. 

(b) raise left leg. 

(c) raise arm and leg together. 

Rest on left side, and 

(a) raise right arm vertical 

(b) raise left leg. 

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FIGURE 25. 

Raise the feet and shoulders from the floor about from 6 to 12 
inches, hold position, and 

(a) bring right knee to chest. 

(b) bring left knee to chest. 

(c) alternate. 

(d) both. 

(e) abduct both legs. 

Do not perform many of these exercises at one time, as they 
are too severe. 

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USEFUL HINTS 



DEEP BREATHING. 

Finish your exercising by deep breathing. There are so many 
ways recommended that one becomes confused and therefore 
takes no special breathmg exercises. The best way to breathe is to 
do so naturally without special instructions. Of course one can- 
not be expected to breathe naturally if corsets and other tight 
clothing are worn. 

A good way to breathe while exercising is to breathe with 
positions and movements favorable to inspiration (in-breathing) 
and expiration (out-breathing). 

(a) exhale as you drop chin on breast; inhale as you resume 
position of (Fig. i). 

(b) inhale as shoulders are raised ; exhale as you lower them. 

(c) inhale as you press the shoulders well back; draw them 
together as you exhale. 

(d) place hands behind head and inhale as elbows are pressed 
well back, exhale as the elbows are brought toward each 
other. 

(e) inhale as arms are raised to side horizontal, palms upward; 
bring arms to front, palms together, exhaling. 

(f) take the" position of (Fig. 5), inhale as you resume the 
position of (Fig. i), exhale as you return to (Fig. 5), 

HINTS ON RIGHT LIVING. 

Exercise alone will not give one perfect health. One essential 
and probably most important thing is a pure, wholesome diet. 
It should consist chiefly of vegetables, fruit, whole wheat bread, 
and in fact, any food which tends to give one health and strength. 

One of the worst evils, and it is taught us at an early age, is 
the habit of eating too much food. The child is no sooner 
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from the effects of having been already overfed, the stuffing 
process is repeated. In fact, feeding becomes the panacea for 
every ill. The stomach is thus unnaturally distended, and eventu- 
ally becomes enlarged and diseased. 

To whom shall we go for advice regarding our eating and 
drinking ? Know thyself and the advice of others will not be 
needed ? Every one should understand the great laws and 
principles of physiology and apply them with the aid of experience 
to his own case. But eating improper food, drinking too much 
fluid at meal time and eating too fast is injurious to every one. 
Alcoholic drinks, drugs, condiments, tea, coffee and tobacco 
should be avoided. 

Pure fresh air at all times and plenty of sunlight are essential 
to gain and maintain health. As food is needed to supply our 
bodies with material, so air is needed to supply the greater amount 
of oxygen to purify the blood. As fish cannot live out of water, 
neither can man live without air. The lungs are not like a house, 
with windows and doors, through which the breeze plays freely. 
They are, rather, like a deep well, into which fresh air will not 
go, unless in some way a current is made. We make this current 
stronger by deep breathing. 

This deep breathing or (lung gymnastics) develops and expands 
the lungs and chest and increases the circulation of the blood. 
Attending poorly ventilated public places are productive of 
disease. Our sleeping rooms should be well ventilated. 

Some occupations are causes of disease, by their exhaustion, 
monotony, deprivation of healthly condition, and the utter hope- 
lessness of improvement. Occupations of a sedentary nature are 
bad; therefore, one thus occupied should take plenty of bodily 
exercise. Millers, stone-cutters, bakers, cigar makers and those 
who are compelled to breathe dust and morbid matter into the 
system, are subject to affections of the throat and lungs. Painters, 
and workers in lead, arsenic, mercury, etc., are poisoned. 
Brewers and bartenders are short lived. Persons of consumptive 
tendency should work in the open air and practice deep breathing. 

Unclean habits, wearing filthy clothes, neglect of daily bathing, 
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and morbid matters, cause the re-absorption of matter already 
expelled, and are fruitful causes ot disease. 

Water promotes health when taken internally or applied exter- 
nally. For weak or sore eyes water is very healing. First bathe 
the eyes in water as hot as can be borne, then in water as cold as 
can be had. This is also an excellent tonic for the skin, and will 
serve the hands and face as a cosmetic and remove wrinkles. 

An effective way to cure a cold is to discontinue eating for a 
few meals and drink plenty of water. The reason eating should 
be discontinued is that in most cases it is overeating that causes 
colds. A cold is produced by the efiforts of nature trying to 
throw off the impurities that have accumulated in the system. 

For sore throat I have found that a handkerchief saturated with 
cold water tied about the neck to be quite efifective in relieving it. 
It is better to tie some dry material over the wet application, and 
thus prevent catching cold. This application is also good for 
rheumatic joints, torpid liver, weak stomach, bronchial and 
pulmonary afifections and varicocele. For liver and stomach 
complaints, wear the bandage around the abdomen. 

A liberal supply of pure water taken internally tends to make 
one fleshy, is good for the kidneys and cures constipation by 
making the liver active. It is better to wait a couple of hours 
after meals before drinking much water. 

Violent and sudden emotions sometimes terminate in sickness 
and even death. Our every emotion tends to develop the body 
into beauty or ugliness. If one thinks of disease and imperfection 
all the time he cannot expect to have perfect health. Again, if he 
permits his mind to dwell on illicit thoughts and deeds, how 
quickly will the sexual organism become tainted, stultifying the 
intellect, deadening the sensibilities, dwarfing the soul. If one 
would be pure and continent, he should not entertain sensuous 
thoughts, but exert the will power and change the train of 
thought i Anger, jealousy, worry and hurry, grief, discontent, 
lack of self-control, passion, illicit imaginings all tend to make 
our bodies repulsive and diseased, while high and lofty thoughts, 
will power, love, charity, exercise and a Christian life imparts 
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There are many causes and conditions of disease, such as 
improper clothing, insufficient rest and sleep, etc., which we can- 
not discuss for want of space, but allow me to recommend four 
great natural curative agencies that should be studied: Air, Diet, 
Water and Exercise. 

HOW TO INCREASE ONE'S WEIGHT. 
Practice exercising rather slowly, in bathing use cold water 
sparingly, only enough to protect from colds ; sleep eight or ten 
hours, dress warmly, eat principally cereals, eggs (raw or soft 
boiled), nuts, milk and hot water, peas and beans, baked apples 
and other sweet fruits, beef and fowl, rice and baked potatoes, 
and whole wheat bread. 

HOW TO REDUCE ONE'S WEIGHT. 

If the heart is sound, exercise vigorously and often, take cold 
baths daily, dress lightly, do not sleep over eight hours, eat prin- 
cipally fruit, fresh vegetables, fresh water fish, whites of eggs, 
wheat gluten, lean beef, mutton, chicken and veal, not more than 
three or foui ounces of liquids at each meal, and but little between. 
Avoid fried foods of all kinds, fat meat, milk, potatoes, starch, 
pastry, cakes and sugar. Keep the bowls active. 

BATHING. NEVER BATHE JUST BEFORE OR AFTER A 

MEAL. 

Always bathe after exercise, using graded bath, beginning with 
warm water for cleansing, gradually reduce temperature until as 
cold as desired. Rub with a coarse towel until a good reaction is 
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HELP IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS 



This was taken from the "Gymnasium Director's Pocket Book." 



Drowning, i. Loosen clothing, if any. 2. Empty lungs of 
water by laying body on its stomach and lifting it by the middle 
so that the head hangs down. Jerk the body a few times. 3. Pull 
tongue forward, using handkerchief, or pin with string, if neces- 
sary. 4. Imitate motion of respiration by alternately compres- 
sing and expanding the lower ribs, about twenty times a minute. 
Alternately raising and lowering the arms from the sides up above 
the head will stimulate the action of the lungs. Let it be done 
gently but persistently. 5. Apply warmth and friction to ex- 
tremities. 6. By holding tongue forward, closing the nostrils 
and pressing the "Adam's apple" back (so as to close entrance to 
stomach), direct inflation may be tried. Take a deep breath and 
breathe it forcibly into the mouth of patient, compress the chest 
to expel the air, and repeat the operation. 7. DON'T GIVE 
UP ! People have been saved after hours of patient, vigorous 
effort. 8. When breathing begins, get patient into a warm bed, 
give WARM drinks, or spirits in teaspoonfuls, fresh air and quiet. 

Burns and Scalds. Cover with cooking soda, and lay wet 
cloths over it. Whites of eggs and olive oil. Olive or linseed 
oil, plain, or mixed with chalk or whiting. 

Lightning. Dash cold water over the person struck. 

Sunstroke. Loosen clothing. Get patient into shade, and 
apply ice-cold water to head. 

Mad Dog or Snake Bite. Tie cord tight above wound. Suck 
the wound and cauterize with caustic or white-hot iron at once, 
or cut out adjoining parts with a sharp knife. 

Venomous Insects' Stings, Etc. Apply weak ammonia, oil, 
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HOME EXERCISING-WHAT TO USE 

j»^.-.-.^^ To the grown man who has not started young 

to exercise systematically, it is necessary when 
the years commence to tell, to go back over lost 
ground and try to pick up the threads of his 
health and try to brace up once more the tired 
frame that seems to grow more weary with each 
departing year. However, let those whose youth 
has departed without giving them the opportunity 
to experience real delightful and health-giving exercise, not de- 
spair, but endeavor by taking up now rational exercise to regain 
perhaps a little of that vigor which they knew not so long ago 
and which they may be able to recall. One of the aims of 
physical training is to make exercise interesting and enjoyable, 
and in doing this there is no better method for the ordinary 
man, especially the man with a family, than to make his ex- 
ercise a part of the family work. There is no reason why he 
should not have the entire family group all entering into the 
spirit of it, and in this way the burden is lightened and exercis- 
ing becomes more enjoyable and interesting, and incidently 
more beneficial. 

The first article that suggests itself for home exercise is a 
satisfactory style of chest-weight machine, and A. G. Spalding 
& Bros., in their endeavor to put out goods that would be 
really suitable for home use, have included in their line a num- 
ber of styles of chest-weight machines which 
are well made, and which they sell at prices 
that are exceedingly reasonable. Their No. 2 
Chest-Weight Machine costs $5 complete. 
This' price was unheard of before the un- 
equaled facilities of this concern made it 
possible for them to market such a number of 
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the price down to this figure. The 
machine is well made and easy-running. 
The wall and floor boards are of hard- 
wood, nicely finished and stained. All 
castings are heavily japanned and every 
part of the machine is guaranteed free 
of defect. The weights are 5-lb. iron 
dumb bells, and they can be removed 
to use as dumb bells if desired. The next grade to the 
No. 2 is the No. 4 Chest-Weight Machine, at $7. This is 
the same type and general design as the No. 2, but the 
rods are of larger diameter and both rods and wheels 
are polished and mckle-plated. An exceedingly satisfactory 
style of machine is the Spaldmg Chest Weight No. 12. at $10 
each. This is a very well-made machine, indeed The cast- 
iron parts are all nicely japanned, the wheels are iron, turned 
true on centers, and have hardened steel cone-point bearings. 
The guide rods are spring steel ,copper plated, and the weight 
carriage has removable felt bushings, noiseless and durable. 
Each handle is equipped with ten pounds of weights. This 
machine is an exceedingly satisfactory style. Something that 
is very useful as an attachment to the chest-weight machine 
is the foot and leg attachment. Spaldmg furnishes this, well 
made of heavy cowhide, readily attached to one handle or 
both of the machine and to be worn with or without shoe. 
The price of this foot, and leg attach- 
ment IS $1 each. Spalding also fur- 
nishes a head and neck attachment, 
to be used with the chest-weight 
machine, made of heavy cowhide, 
and ready for use by simply snapping 
to one of the handles of the machine 
or both. The price of the No. 3 
head and neck attachment is also $1 
each. 

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the draught does on the fire in a 
furnace. Pile on the coal and 
shut off the draught, and you 
kill the fire. Continue to eat 
heavy meals and take no exercise, 
and your health will be affected ; 
but not because of the food you 
have eaten so much as on account 
of the lack of exercise. A little exercise is all that is 
necessary to keep one in good condition. Some rational, 
pleasant, and interesting exercise persisted in with regularity 
is all that is required, and really there is no exercise more 
interesting and so well within the reach of the ordinary man 
in his own home as that which can be obtained from a satis- 
factory style of rowing machine. Spalding furnishes two differ- 
ent styles of complete rowing rnachines. In the one the means 
used to produce the resistance is a simple friction clutch. This 
style of machine is known as the Laflin Machine. It takes 
instant hold at the commencement of the stroke, and retains 
the pressure till its completion, when it instantly releases it, 
precisely as in a boat. Each machine is adjustable to any 
amount of friction or resistance. The Laflin Machine, No. 
119, costs $16 each. The other style of rowing machine fur- 
nished by Spalding is known as the Kerns. This is the ideal 
boat for home use and training purposes. It is suitable alike 
for the athlete or the ordinary man 
or woman. It is used by the leading 
athletic clubs and by prominent 
oarsmen all over the world, and has 
been pronounced the most perfect 
rowing machine ever produced. It 
is fitted with the patent roller seat 
and adjustable shoes, and by turn- 
ing a thumb-nut the belt can be 
tightened to any desired figure, and 
thus more or less friction thrown 
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resistance when forcing a rowboat through the 
water. This machine can be used by women as 
well as men simply by loosening the thumb-nut to 
reduce the resistance, and, on the other hand, by 
reversing the operation the resistance can be so 
increased that the strongest athlete can have any 
amount of resistance. The oars are pivoted in such 
a way that the operator can handle and turn them 
the same as he could during the return and 
feathering motion with a boat oar. The price of 
the No. 600 Kerns' Rowing Machine, described above, is $30 
each. 

Rowing attachments are also furnished by Spalding, to be 
used in connection with chest-weight machines. The No. 2 
style, complete with seat, costs $8; and the No. i style, with 
oars and seat, costs $10. Both the No. i and No. 2 styles of 
attachments are not complete rowing machines. With both 
of these it is necessary to have also a regular chest-weight 
machine. 

It is not a new thing to say that "modern people eat too 
much.'* The evidence of the fact is present in almost every 
home in the land. The remedy, however, is not so well known. 
More exercise is needed, and not, as many suppose, a course of 
dieting, A little exercise with the Indian clubs and dumb 
bells every evening, and perhaps every morning also, would go 
a great way toward curing many of the faults in our present 
mode of living, and toward eradicating many of the ailments 
to which most of us are subjected. To those who have not 
picked up an Indian club or dumb bell 
in years the improvements that have 
been made in the models of the Indian 
clubs particularly are very noticeable. The 
time was when the matter of balance 
was not considered a great deal in an ordi- 
nary Indian club. It was simply cut out 
of a piece of wood, and that was all there 
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proper are made with all regard to weight 
and balance, and in the Spalding line are 
included scientifically correct clubs to exer- 
cise with is really a pleasure and a privilege. 
The best-grade clubs in the Spalding line 
are known as the "Gold Medal" style. 
They are made of selected first-grade clear 
maple, natural color, high finish. The grain ^ 
of the wood is not hidden, and the clearness 
of the maple and the perfect quality of 
material is very evident in these clubs, which are turned out with 
such care at the Spalding factory. Two m:>dels are made in these 
Gold Medal best-grade Indian clubs: Model E is popular with a 
great many of the best Indian club swingers, and Model D is the 
more familiar style. The prices per pair for the different clubs 
furnished in these two models are as follows: 

Model E (weights specified are for each club), J-lb. size, 60 
cents per pair; f-lb., 60 cents; i-lb., 75 cents; i^-lb., 85 cents; 
2-lb., 95 cents; 3-lb., $1.10. 

Model B (weights specified are for each club), ^-Ib. size, 45 
cents per pair; |-lb., 45 cents; i-lb., 50 cents; iWb., 55 cents; 
2-lb., 60 cents; 3-lb., 90 cents, 

Spalding also furnishes in the same models, but in cheaper 
quality, and in what is known as the stained finish, two models: 
Model ES and Model BS, corresponding to Models E and B, 
respectively, in shape. The prices per pair for these clubs are 
as follows: 

Model ES (weights specified are for each club), ^-Ib. size, 
30 cents per pair; |-lb., 35 cents; ilb.,40 cents; ij-lb., 50 cents; 
2-lb., 60 cents ;3-lb., 70 cents. 

Model BS (weights specified are for each club), 
^-Ib. size, 25 cents pef pair; f-lb., 30 cents; i-lb., 35 
cents; i^-lb,, 40 cents; 2-lb., 45 cents; 3-lb. ,55 cents. 
The same care in turning out each article is 
shown m the line of Spalding wooden dumb bells 
as in the line of Indian clubs, and the best grade in 
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These are made of selected first-grade clear maple, 
natural color, lathe polish, high finish, and m this 
grade they are known as the Model A. The prices 
per pair for the ditferent weights furnished are; 

INIodel A (weights specified are for each bell), 
^-Ib. size, 40 cents per pair; f-lb., 45 cents; i-lb., 
50 cents; i^-lb., 55 cents; 2-lb.. 65 cents. 

In the same inodel, but in a cheaper quality, 
stained finish, Spalding furnishes the Model AW, at prices 
specified below, the weights mentioned being for each bell. 

Half-pound size, 25 cents per pair; |-lb., 30 cents; i-lb., 35 
cents, i^-lb., 40 cents. 2-lb., 45 cents. 

For fancy or exhibition swinging, Spalding supplies two 
diii^erent styles of Indian clubs, handsomely finished in ebonite. 
The clubs are hollow, with a large body, and although extremely 
light, represent a club weighing three pounds or more. In 
these clubs the prices are as follows- 

No. A, ebonite finish, per pair, $3.50. No. AA, with German 
silver bands per pair, $5. 

Iron dumb bells and nickle-plated dumb bells are also sup- 
plied by Spalding. The iron dumb bells, black enamel, in sizes 
from 2 to 40 lbs., cost 6 cents per lb., and in sizes over 40 lbs. 
each, cost 8 cents per lb. When required, bar bells made in 
any weight and with wrought-iron handles, any length desired, 
will be furnished by Spalding at 10 cents per lb. Nickel-plated 
dumb bells make a nice appearence, and Spalding furnishes 
them in sizes from i to 5 lbs. each. The plain nickel-plated 
dumb bells, natural polish, cost, for the different sizes as follows : 
No. iN. I-lb. size, 25 cents per pair; No. 2N, 
2-lb., 50 cents; No. 3N, 3-lb., 65 cents; No. 4N, 
44b., 75 cents; No. 5N, 5-lb., $1. 

Nickel-plated dumb bells nicely polished and 
furnished with rubber bands, so that when they 
drop they do not make a noise, are furnished by 
Spalding also, and the prices are as specified 
below : 

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2-lb., 75 cents; No. 3B, 3-lb., $1; No. 4B, 4-lb., 
$1.15; No. 5B, 5-lb., $1.25. 

It is necessary to have Indian club and dumb 
bell hangers in order to keep the indian clubs 
and dumb bells in proper shape. They should 
not be scattered around the room, but by simply 
putting up a pair of hangers they can be kept 
in good condition, and out of the way when not 
in use. Spalding furnishes these hangers, made of iron and 
nicely japanned, at prices as noted. 

No. 3, for Indian clubs, complete with screws for attaching, 
16 cents per pair. 

No. 4, for dumb bells, complete with screws for attaching, 
16 cents per pair. 

No. 5, for Indian clubs, mounted on oak strips, 25 cents per 
pair. 

No. 6, for dumb bells, mounted on oak strips, 25 cents per 
pair. 

Many men do not realize the importance of exercise as a 
preventive of disease, and as an aid to the enjoyment of good 
health. It is not so important to have large powerful muscles, 
as it is to have perfect digestion; it is not so essential to have 
wonderful agility as it is to possess a strong regular heart, and 
the importance of having good lungs and kidneys is something 
that cannot be overestimated. Natural functions of the body 
are aided by rational exercises; different parts of the body are 
kept in good condition if exercise is regular. If this was thor- 
oughly understood and the importance of it realized by all men. 
the race would be healthier and have better chance 
of developing further, and beyond what has been 
achieved so far. It rests, however, in the hands of 
each individual to see to it himself that he uses the 
health that is his to further develop his bodily 
strength. Exercise is a debt that every man owes 
to his constitution, and he cannot pay it up too 
promptly. Heredity gave to each of us as a gift ^(\\/ "^^^ 
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you increase that quota to as great an extent 
as possible, and even if we do not value health 
for ourselves, we should have enough considera- 
tion for those who are to come after us to leave 
them no greater handicap in the race of life than 
we started with. To do this it is not necessary 
for us to become athletes or to neglect our business affairs. 
Good health simply necessitates that we take a moderate 
amount of exercise in a rational way. 

Following out the idea of having other members of the family 
enter into the matter of exercises, so that it becomes a family 
concern, and not merely a matter for one individual member 
of the family, there is one article of exercise that lends itself 
naturally to exercises in the home — that is the Medicine Ball. 
Many people — in fact, a great many — do not know anything 
about exercising with the medicine ball. Some of them have 
never heard of this article, or if they have heard of it, perhaps 
imagine it is something altogether different from what it really 
is. To all of those we would recommend that they get im- 
mediately a copy of the Spalding Athletic Library, No. 262, 
entitled "Exercises with the Medicine Ball." The following 
js an extract from this publication; 

"One of the aims of physical training is to make exercise 
interesting and enjoyable. To be beneficial in the highest 
sense it must be recreative. Particularly is this true of physical 
exercise for business men. As a class, in their daily work they 
are kept on a constant mental strain. Besides, they are, to a 
large degree, physically inactive. Life becomes too intense, 
too serious, too sordid. Exercise, therefore, for business men, 
must be largely recreative, relaxing and restful.' 

This is in the category that w^e class exercises with the medi- 
cine ball. It is particularly useful for the business 
man, especially m his own home. Spalding fur- 
nishes three different sizes of medicine balls, weigh- 
ing [from 4 to 9 pounds. Covering is of selected 
tanned leather, sewn in the same manner as a foot 
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ticular care has been taken in making these 
balls to be sure that they would hold their 
shape. The exercises with the ball consists of 
throwing the ball from one to another, and 
the catching of it develops the chest, exer- 
cises the back, arms, and legs, and, in fact, 
improves the whole system. The price of 
the medicine ball is — for the No. ii, 4-lb. 
ball, $5; for the No. 12, 6-lb. baU, $6 each, 
and for the No. 13, 9-lb. ball, $7 each. 

As an aid to limbering up and making the muscles supple, 
the wands and wooden bar bell should not be neglected. Spal- 
dmg furnishes a very satisfactory style of calisthenic wand in 
their No. 4, 4^ feet long and i inch in diameter. The cost of 
these is very reasonable, the price being $1.60 per dozen. They 
also furnish a school wand, their No. 3, ^h feet long, made of 
straight-grain maple, for $1.30 per dozen, and in the bar bells 
their best grade is known as the Model S. This was specially 
designed by Dr. Watson L. Savage, of New York City. Has 
large pear-shaped ends with a flexible hickory shaft one-half 
inch in diameter, producing a vibratory exercise similar to 
that obtained with the French wand. The price of the Model 
S, Savage bar bells is $6 per dozen, and for the ordinary bar 
bells, Spalding No. 2, made of selected material, highly polished, 
and 5 feet long, the price is $5 per dozen. 

An article that is interesting as part of the exercising equip- 
ment in the home is a suitable style of striking bag platform 
or disk fitted with a good durable bag. 
Spalding furnishes a very satisfactory article 
of this character in their No. Y disk, the 
price of which, complete with bag, is $5 each. 
They also furnish other styles in their No. 
FR for $5, without bag, and their No. CR 
for $7.50, without bag. Striking bags they 
furnish in prices from 90 cents up to $7 each. 
It is well for all of those who are inter- 
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need anything of this kind, to send for a copy of the Spalding 
catalogue. It should be kept convenient, so that orders can 
be sent in as any article of exercise may be required, and the 
prices of the Spalding apparatus and exercising and athletic 
goods will be found reasonable when the quality of the 
material and workmanship furnished is considered. 

The addresses of the Spalding stores, from which copies of 
the catalogue will be mailed on application, are as follows: 

New York City — 124-128 Nassau Street and 29-33 West 
Forty-second Street. 

Philadelphia, Pa. — 10 13 Filbert Street. 

Boston, Mass. — 73 Federal Street. 

Baltimore, Md. — 208 East Baltimore Street. 

Washington, D. C. — 709 Fourteenth Street, N. W. (Colorado 
Building. 

Pittsburg, Pa. — 439 Wood Street. 

Buffalo, N. Y. — 611 Main Street. 

Syracuse, N. Y. — University Block, 

Chicago, 111. — 147-149 Wabash Avenue. 

St. Louis, Mo. — 710 Pine Street. 

Cincinnati, Ohio — Fountain Square, 27 East Fifth Street. 

Kansas City, Mo. — 11 11 Walnut Street. 

Minneapolis, Minn. — 507 Second Avenue, South. 

New Orleans, La. — 140 Carondelet Street. 

Denver, Col. — 16 16 Arapahoe Street. 

San Francisco, Cal. — 134 Geary Street. 

Detroit, Mich. — 254 Woodward Avenue. 

Cleveland, Ohio — 741 Euclid Avenue. 

Montreal, Canada — 443 St. James Street. 

London, England — 53, 54, 55, Fetter Lane. 



spaidrng catalogues of Athletic Goods 

We are issuing new catalogues continually throughout the entire year. 
Catalogues containing all information, cuts, description and prices of the full 
equipment for the particular athletic sport covered by each catalogue. 

We charge nothing for these catalogues and we mail them free on request 
to any address. The first issues, however, are always sent to those that we 
have on our records here, and as there are generally many new things contained 
in these catalogues which are particularly interesting to athletes — every 
athlete and everyone interested in athletic goods should be on this record of 
ours. It is only necessary to send your name and address and state just what 
athletic sports you are interested in, and copies of our catalogues will be mailed 
to you as they are issued. 

Spalding Catalogues for Spring and Summer, 1 907 

No. 707B— Catalogue of Base Ball Goods 

A handsome catalogue printed in two colors. Containing cuts, descriptions 
and prices of the Spalding complete line of Base Ball Goods, including base 
balls, bats, catchers", fielders' and basemen's mitts, infielders' gloves, catchers' 
and umpires' masks and protectors, bat and uniform bags, bases, home plates, 
pitchers' box plates, shoe and pitchers' toe plates, score books and scoring 
tablets, umpire indicators and foul flags, 

—and— 
Spalding Base Ball Uniforms, shirts, pants, caps, shoes, belts, stockings, coats, 
sweaters; also full descriptions of all the various athletic libraries we issue 
devoted to base ball. 

No. 707T— Lawn Tennis Catalogue 

Containing cuts, descriptions and prices of the Spalding complete line of 
Lawn Tennis Goods; also Squash and Squash Racquet Goods, including rackets, 
balls, nets, posts, markers, marking tapes and plates, racket presses and covers, 
handle covers, center forks, center straps, guy ropes and pegs, reels, tether 
tennis and score books. 

No. 707C— Coif Catalogue 

Containing cuts, descriptions and prices of the Spalding complete line of 
Golf Goods, including wood and iron clubs, aluminum clubs, rubber cored golf 
balls, caddy bags, gloves, marking flags and discs, hole rims and cutters, golf 
paint, ball cleaners, tees, score books and counters, clock golf and golfette. 

No. 707L— Catalogue of Lawn Games 

Cricket, Croquet, Lawn Bowls, Archery, Field Hockey, Equestrian Polo. 
Containing cuts, descriptions and prices of the Spalding complete line of 
Athletic Goods devoted to these sports and games, 

—and — 
Particularly interesting as containing our new line of cricket goods selected 
personally by Tom Hayward, acknowledged the champion cricketer of the world. 

No. 707U— Catalogue of Uniform Goods 

Containing cuts, descriptions and prices of the Spalding complete line of 
Uniform Goods for all Athletic Sports, including Base Ball, Foot Ball, Basket 
Ball, Running, Gymnasium, Bathing, Swimming and Field Athletic Suits; 
shoes, built especially for each athletic sport, athletic hats and caps, jerseys, 
sweaters, stockings, supporters, belts, shin guards and everything else needed 
in an athletic equipment, — and — 

We issue separately and will send upon application a copy of our handsome 
color sheet showing the various shades of material that we furnish in our 
base ball uniforms. A blank for measuring team and a tape measure is 
included with this for the convenience of teams when making up their orders. 

Copies of any of the above catalogues will be mailed 
upon application, from any of our stores, addresses 
of which are on inside of front cover 



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Chest Weight No. 12 

We have just added this very w^ell made machine to 
our line. The cast iron parts are all nicely japanned. 
The vs^heels are iron, turned true on centers, and 
have hardened steel cone point bearings. The guide 
rods are spring steel, copper-plated. The weight 
carriage has removable felt bushings, noiseless and 
durable. Each handle is equipped with 10 pounds 
of weights. ^^^Y^ $10.00 

Chest Weight No. 4 

Same type and general design as No. 2, but rods 
are of larger diameter and both rods and wheels are 
polished and nickel-plated. This machine is a de- 
cidedly neat and attractive piece of apparatus for 
the home, and is well worth the additional cost over 

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TTHIS machine has 
the Center Arm 
Adjustment, which 
permits of all the 
lower as well as the 
direct and upper 
chest movements. 
The various changes 
are made by raising 
or lowering the cen- 
ter arm, requiring 
but a few seconds. 
It really combines 
two machines in one, 
and is particularly 
suitable for home use 
where space is a con 
sideration. Japan 
finish. One of the 
most reliable and sat- 
isfactory machines 
ever built. Each ma- 
chine is equipped 
with 16 pounds of 
weights. 

No. 5 
Each, $15.00 



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SPALDING 
CHEST 
WEIGHT 

No. 2 

AN ideal machine for 
L home use. Well made 
and easy running. 
Rods are 5-8 inch coppered 
spring steel, bearings are 
hardened steel cone, points^ 
running in soft grayiron; noise- 
less and durable. Weight 
carriage packed with felt, 
good for long wear, but easily 
removed and replaced when 
necessary without the use of 
glue or wedges of any kind. 
Weight carriage strikes on 
rubber bumpers. Weights 
are 5 pound iron dumb bells, 
one to each carriage, and 
may be removed and used as 
dumb bells if desired. Wall 
and floor boards are hard 
wood, nicely finished and 
stained. All castings heavily 
japanned. Every part of 
machine guaranteed free of 
defect. 



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No. 1 Rowing Attachment 

'yO be used in connection with any chest weights 
which have center arm adjustment, or with 
handles arranged so that they can be pulled from 
a bracket close to the floor. 




nrmS attachment, as will be noted, has out- 
riggers and arms similar to the rowing 
machine, and offers a great variety of work when 
used in connection with the chest weight. 

No. 1. Rowing Attachment. 
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Rowing Attachment 

""TO be used in connection with any chest 
weights which have center arm adjust- 
ment, or with handles arranged so that they 
can be pulled from a bracket close to the floor. 



[)ESIGNED to fill the demand for a low 

priced article of this kind, built along 

substantial lines. Will give entire satisfaction. 

No. 2. Rowing Attachment. 
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Illustrating Method of Fastening Foot and Leg 
Attachment to No. 5 Chest Weight Machine. 

No. 2. Well made of heavy cowhide. Readily attached to one 
handle or both ; can be worn with or without shoe. Each, $1 .00 



Head and Neck Attachment 




Illustrating Method of Fastening Head and Neck Attachment 
to No. 5 Chest Weight Machine. 

No. 3. Well made of heavy cowhide. Ready for use by simply 
snapping to one of the handles or both. . Each, $ 1 .00 



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The Loflin Friction l^owing Machine 



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THE means used to produce the resistance is a simple 
friction clutch, which takes instant hold at the com- 
mencement of the stroke and retains the pressure 
till its completion, when it instantly releases it precisely as 
in a boat. Quickly taken apart without loosening any 
bolts or screws. Each machine is adjustable to any 
amount of friction or resistance. 

No. 119. Complete, $16.00 



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Suitable alike for the athlete or 
the ordinary man or woman. 



Operated just like 
rowing a boat. 



'pHE ideal boat for home use and training purposes. Used by the 
* leading athletic clubs, colleges and prominent oarsmen of the world, 
and pronounced the most perfect rowing machine ever produced. Fitted 
with the Kerns' Patent Roller Seat and Shoes, the shoes having a three- 
inch adjustment, to suit either a tall or a short person. By turning a 
thumb-nut the belt can be tightened to any desired degree, and more or 
less friction thrown into the running parts, imitating the resistance 
which exists when forcing a rowboat through the water. The weaker 
sex can use the machine by simply loosening the thumb-nut, which re- 
duces the resistance; and on the other hand, by reversing the operation, 
the resistance can be so increased that the strongest athlete can have 
any amount of resistance. The oars are pivoted in such a way that the 
operator can handle and turn them the same as he would during the re- 
turn and feathering motion with a boat oar. 

No. 600. Each, $30.00 

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Spalding 
Improved Medicine Balls 



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'EIGH from four to 
nine pounds. The 
covering" is of se- 
lected tan leather sewn in 
the same manner as our 
foot balls. Quality 
throughout has been much 
improved and the balls as 
now made are extremely 
durable. The exercise 
consists of throwing ball to one another, and 
the catching- of it develops the chest, exer- 
cises the back, arms, legs; in fact, improves 
the whole system. 




4-lb. ball. 
6-lb. ball. 
9-lb. ball. 



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BAR STALLS 

THIS well known and 
popular piece of apar- 
atus is particularly 
adapted for use in the home, 
as it is compact, of simple 
construction, and because 
it may be used for the great- 
est variety of movements 
affecting every part of the 
body. The principal re- 
quirements of apparatus 
for the home are abdomen 
and chest movements, and 
for these the Bar Stall is 

especially adapted. 
Apparatus more compact 
cannot be found. The Stall 
is to be erected against the 
wall, behind a door, or 
against any flat surface. 
The dimensions are nine 
feet high, thirty-two inches 
wide, and it extends six 
inches into the room. It is 
of such simple construction 
that anyone can put it up 
in a few minutes, and best 
of all, it is impossible to get 
out of order, there being no 
moving or working parts. 
Made from selected hard 
pine, modelled after the lat- 
est and most approved pat- 
tern, oval fronts, round 
corners, etc. The rungs are 
maple.having square tenons 
on end, fitting mortise in 
upright, and firmly wedged 
in place. There is no possi- 
bility of their working loose 
or turning. Nicely finished 
and well made throughout. 
Furnished complete with 
necessary wall boards, floor 
flanges for upright screws, 
etc. Where it is necessary 
to attach this to a door it 
can be supplied smaller in 
size or less in height than 

as described above. 
No. 204. Bar Stalls. 

Per section, $8.00 




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IRON DUMB BELLS 

Made on approved models, nicely balanced and finished 
in black enamel. Sizes 2 to 40 pounds. 

Per pound. . 6c. 

Over 40 pounds. . 8c. 

Bar Bells, any weight, 
wrought iron handles, 
any length made speci- 
ally. Ber pound, 10c. 

NICKEL-PLATED DUMB BELLS 

Nickel-plated 
and polished. 
Per pair. 

IN. I lb. $ .25 
2N. 2 ' .50 
3N.3" .65 
4N.4" •2'5 
5N. 5 " 1.00 

Nickel-Plated Dumb Bells with Rubber Bands 

Nickel-plated 
and polished. 

Per pair. 

IB. lib. $ .65 

2B. 2 " .75 

l3B. 3 *' 1.00 

Ub. 4" 1.15 

'5B. 5" 1.25 





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Natural Color, Lathe Polished, High Ffuish 

Spalding Gold Medal Indian Clubs 
are made of selected first grade clear 
maple, in two popular models, and are 
perfect in balance. Each club bears 
fac-simile of the Spalding Gold 
]Medal, and one pair is wraped in each 
paper bag. 



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each club. 



PAIR 

.60 
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2 lb. 

3 lb. 



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each club. 



PAIR 

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The keys fastened to each end 

of bar fit in the side cleats, 

which are secured to door jamb 

and hold the bar firmly in place. 

The parts are of malleable iron, 
very light, yet strong enough to sustain the heaviest 
man. The bar may be quickly removed when not in 

use, leaving no projecting part. 

No. 101. Complete with parts, $2.00 




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THE SPALDING DISK PLATFORM 

(Patented April 19, 1904) 



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Can be put up in a very small space 
and taken down quickly when not in 
use by simply detaching the curve fix- 
ture from the wall plate. 
The metal disk against which the bag 
strikes constitutes one of the best fea- 
tures ever incorporated in an arrange- 
ment of this character^, rendering it al- 
most noiseless and very quick in action. 
Suitable particularly for the home, and 
very useful to prof essional and business 
m en who find a little exercise necessary 
to keep in condition. 

The Spalding Disk Platform, Complete with Bag 
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THE SPALDING STRIKING RAGS 

The Bladders used in all our Striking Bags are made 
pure Para rubber and fully guaranteed. 

No. 18. The "Fitzsimmons Special." '^ 

Made of finest selected olive Napa 
tanned leather, extra well made, 
double stitched, red welted seams 
and reinforced throughout. For train- 
ing purposes particularly this bag 
will be found extremely satisfactory 
in every respect. Each $5.00 

No. 18S. Same as No. 18, but smaller 
in size and lighter. Intended for 
very speedy worli. Each $5.00 

No. 12. Made of olive tanned leather, 
specially selected; double stitched, red 
welted seams and reinforced through- 
out. Excellent for quick work. 
Each $4-00 

No. 10. Made of specially tanned 
brown glove leather; double stitched, 
red welted seams and reinforced 
throughout. Well made in every par- 
ticular. Each $3.25 

No. 17. Made of fine craven tanned 
leather, well finished; double stitched, 
red welted seams and reinforced 
throughout. A good all around bag. 
Each $3.00 

No. 16. Made of extra fine grain 
leather; full size and lined through- 
out. Each $2.50 

No. 15. Made of olive tanned leather; full size and lined throu 
out; red welted seams. Each *1 

No. 14. Good quality brown leather; lined throughout. Each..$l 



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SPALDINC 
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CLOVES 



No. I I , Corbett pattern, 
large 7-oz. glove, best qual- 
ity brown glove leather, 
padded with best curled 
hair, patent palm lacing, 
padded wristband, patent 
palm grip ; substantially 
made throughout for hard 
usage. Setof four, $5.0 0(]|^ 

No. 1 3. Corbett pattern, -^ 
olive tanned leather, well(^ 
padded with hair, patent 
palm lacing and patent 
palm grip. 

Set of four, $4.50 

No. I 5 . Corbett pattern, 
olive tanned leather, well 
padded with hair, padded 
wristband, patent palm lac- 
ing, patent palm grip. 

Set of four, $3.50 



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patent palm lacing, patent palm grip, padded wristband. 

Set of four, $3.50 

No. 19. Corbett pattern, craven tan leather, well padded with hair, 
patent palm grip and patent palm lacing. . . Set of four, $3.00 

No. 2 I . Corbett pattern, grip and cuffs of brown leather, balance of 
glove finished in dark wine color leather; well padded with hair and 
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Durand-Steel Lockers 



WOODEN LOCKERS are objec- 
tionable because they attract 
vermin, absorb odors, can be 
easily broken into, and are dan- 
gerous on account of fire. Lockers made 
from wire mesh or expanded metal at- 
ford little security, as they can be easily 
entered with wire cutters. Clothes 
•placed in them become covered with dusL 
and the lockers themselves presenta poor 
appearance, resembling animal cages. 

Durand-Steel Lockers are made 

of high-grade steel plates, and are fin- 
ished with gloss-black Furnace baked 
Japan (400°), comparable to that used on 
hospital ware, which will never flake ofi: 
nor require refinishing, as do paints and 
enamels. 

Durand-Steel Lockers are usual- 
ly built with doors perforated full length 
in panel design, with sides and backs 
solid. 
This 
pre- 
vents 
clothes 
in one 
locker 
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coming in contact with wet gar- 
ments in adjoining lockers, while 
plenty of ventilation is secured by 
having the door perforated its 
entire length, but if the pur- 
chaser prefers we perforate the 
backs also. 

The cost of Durand-Steel Lockers 
IS no more than that of first-class 
wooden lockers, and they last as 
long as the building, are sanitary, 
secure, and in addition, are fire- 
l)i-oof, 

We are handling lockers as a spe- 
cial contract business, and ship- 
ment will in every case be made 
direct from the factory in Chi- 
cago. If you will let us know the 
number of lockers, size, and ar- 
rangement, we shall be glad to 

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\^ 1 hree Lockers in bingle 1 ler ^-^e matter of prices. 

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THE FOLLOWING INDEX FROM 
SPALDING'S LATEST CATALOGUES 
WILL GIVE AN IDEA OF THE 
GREAT VARIETY OF ATHLETIC 
GOODS MANUFACTURED AND SOLD 
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Page 
Abdomen Protector.... 31, 72 

Archery Goods 78, 79 

Athletic Paraphernalia. 82 

Badminton 69 

Bags, Bat 21 

Bags, Bathing Suit 32 

Bags, Caddy 66. 67 

Bags, Striking 102, 103 

Bags, Uniform 21 

Balls, Base 4-7 

Balls, Basket 84, 85 

Balls, Croquet 76 

Balls, Foot 70, 71 

Balls, Hand 94 

Balls, Field Hockey... 74 

Balls, Indoor Base 92 

Balls, Golf 64, 65, 69 

Balls, Lacrosse 88 

Balls, Medicine 114 

Balls, Polo 89 

Balls, Tennis 48, 49 

Balls, Squash 56 

Balls, Volley 94 

Balls, Water Polo .... 94 

Bandages, Elastic 30 

Bars, Ash Ill 

Bar Stalls 115 

Bars, Doorway 118 

Bases. Base Ball 20 

Bases, Indoor 92 

Basket Ball Wear S6, 87 

Bats, Base Ball 8-10 

Bats, Indoor 92 

Bat Bags, Base Ball.. 21 

Bathing Suits 32-33 

Belts 25, 72 

Bladders 71, S'>, 103 

Bows, Archery 78, 79 

Caddy Bags 66, 67 

Caps, Base Ball 26 

Caps. University £7 

Centre Forks, Iron 54 

Centre Straps, Canvas. 54 

Chest Weights 106, 107 

Circle, 7-ft 82 

Clock Golf 69 

Coats, Base Ball 24 

Corks, Running 35 

Covers, Racket 54 

Cricket Goods 57 

Croquet Goods 76 

Discus, Olympic 81 

Disks, Striking Bag.. 104, 105 

Dumb Bells 110, 111 

Elastic Bandages 30 

Emblems 2f 



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Equestrian Polo 75 

Exercisers, Home 120 

Exercisers, Whitely . . . 120 

Fencing G oods 95-98 

Field Hockey Sticks... 74 

Flags, College 83 

Foot Balls 70-71 

Foul Flags 20 

Gloves, Base Ball 16, 17 

Gloves, Boxing 99-101 

fJloves, Fencing 97 

Gloves, Foot Ball 31 

Gloves, Golf 67 

Gloves, Striking Bag.. 103 

Goals, Basket Ball 85 

Goals, Field Hockey... 74 

Goals, Foot Ball 71 

Goals. Lacrosse 88 

Goals, Polo 89 

Golf Clubs 58. 63 

Golf Goods 58-69 

Grips, Athletic 35 

Guy Ropes and Pegs.. 53 

Gymnasium, Outdoor. . . 121 

Hammers, Athletic 80 

Handle Covers, Rubber 54 

Hats, University 27 

Home Gymnasium ..... 116 

Horizontal Bars 118, 119 

Hurdles, Safetv 82 

Hob Nails 41, 67 

Horns, Umpires' 82 

Indian Clubs 110, 111 

Indoor Base Ball 92 

Inflaters, Striking Bag. 103 

Jackets, Swimming 32 

Jerseys 38 

Knee Tights 37 

Knickerbockers 37. 73 

Lacrosse §8 

Lanes for Sprints.... 

Lawn Bowls 

Lockers 



82 

77 

124 

Markers. Tennis 55 

Masks, Base Ball 18 

Masks. Fencing 98 

Mattresses 118 

Medicine Balls 114 

Megaphones 83 

Mitts. Base Ball 11-15 

Mitts, Striking Bag... 103 

Nets, Tennis 50. 51 

Numbers, Competitors'- 35 



SPALDING'S ILLUSTRATED CATA- 
LOGUE AND PRICE LIST FURNISHED 
FREE UPON APPLICATION TO ANY 
OF SPALDING'S STORES-FOR LOCA- 
TION OF WHICH SEE INSIDE FRONT 
COVER OF THIS BOOK. :::::: 





Page 




Page 


Paint, Golf 


69 


Shoes, Gymnasium . . . 




43 


Pants, Base Ball 


25 


Shoes, Indoor Jumping. 




3b 


Pants, Cricket 


36 


Shoes, Jumping 


34, 


3b 


Pants, Foot Ball 


73 


Shoes, Indoor Running. 




35 


Pants, Running 


35 


Shoes, Running 




34 


Parallel Bars 


119 


Shoes, Squash 




41 


Pistol. Starter's 


82 


Shoes, Tennis 




42 


Plates, Base Ball Shoe 


20 


Shoe Plates, Base Ball 




20 


Plates, Home 


20 


Shot 




80 


Plates, Marking 


55 


Skates, Roller 


90, 


91 


Plates, Pitchers' Toe.. 


20 


Skull Caps 




73 


Plates, Pitchers' Box.. 


20 


Sleeve Bands 




83 


Poles, Vaulting 


81 


Slippers, Bathing 




32 


Polo, Equestrian 


75 


Stockings 




29 


Polo, Roller 


89 


Stop Board 




82 


Presses, Racket 


54 


Stop Watch 




82 










31 


Plates 


28 


Supporters, Ankle 


28, 


, 30 


Protection for Shoe 




Suspensories 


31, 


, 72 


Spikes 


35 


Sweaters 24, 


39, 


, 40 


Protectors, Base Ball.. 


19 


Swivels, Striking Bag. 




102 


Protector, Thumb 


85 








Push Ball 


94 


Take-Off Board 




82 


Pushers, Chamois 


35 


Tape, Rubber Adhesive 




b4 


Puttees, Golf 


41 


Tapes, Marking 

Tapes, Measuring 




55 

82 


Quoits 


114 


Targets, Archery 




79 






Tennis Rackets 


44-47 


Racket Covers . ... 




Tennis Nets 

Tennis Posts 


50, 51 
51-53 


Rackets, Lawn Tennis. 


44-47 


Rackets, Squash Tennis 


56 
54 


Tether Tennis 




55 


Racket Presses 


Tights, Full Length... 


37 


Rackets Restrung 


49 
56 
53 






8?l 


Rackets, Squash 


Trapeze 


117 


Reels for Tennis Posts 


Trousers, Tennis, Out- 




Rings, Swinging 11 


6, 117 
91 


ing 




?6 


Rink Skates 


Trousers, Y. M. C. A. 


37 






Trunks, Velvet 

Trunks, Worsted 




37 
32 


Rowing Machines 108, 109 




Score Books, Base Ball 
Score Books, Basket 


21 

85 
69 
54 
21 


Umpire Indicator 

Uniform Bags 




21 
21 


Score Books, Golf 

Score Books, Tennis... 
Scoring Tablets 


Uniforms, Base Ball... 

Uniforms, Indoor 

Underwear, Athletic. . . 


22-23 
93 
36 


Shin Guards 72, 


74, 89 






54 


Shirts, Base Ball 


25 


Vaulting Standards. . . . 




SI 


Shirts, Outing 


36 


Volley Ball Standards. 




94 


Shirts, Quarter Sleeve. 


37 








Shirts, Sleeveless 


37 


Waist Reducing Ma- 






Shoes Base Ball ...... 


28 
87 


chine 




11'^ 


Shoes, Basket Ball 


Wands 


111 


Shoes, Bowling 


42 


Watches, Stop 




82 


Shoes Cross Counti-y.. 


34 


Water Wings 




32 


Shoes, Cricket 


42 


Weights, 56-lb 




SO 


Shoes, Fencing 


97 


Whistles, Referees' . . . 




82 


Shoes, Foot Ball 


72 


Wrist Machines 




120 


Shoes, Golf 


41 


Wrestling Machines. . . 




113 



Mtv fti, i9oy 







Albert G. and J. Walter Spalding commenced business March 
ist, 1876, at Chicago, under the firm name A. G. Spalding & Bro. , 
with a capital of $800. Two years later their brother-in-law, 
William T. Brown, came into the business, and the firm name 
was then changed to A. G. Spalding & Bros. 

The business was founded on the Athletic reputation of Mr. 
A. G. Spalding, who acquired a national prominence in the realm 
of Sport, as Captain and Pitcher of the Forest City's of Rockford, 
111. (1865-70), the original Boston Base Ball Club (Champions of 
the United States, 1871-75), and the Chicago Ball Club (1876-77), 
first Champions of the National League. He was also one of the 
original organizers, and for many years a director, of the National 
League of America, the premier Base Ball organization of the 
world. Mr. Spalding has taken an important part in Base Ball 
affairs ever since it became the National Game of the United States 
at the close of the Civil War in 1865. The returning veterans of 
that War, wdio had played the game as a camp diversion, dis- 
seminated this new American field sport throughout the country, 
and thus gave it its national character. 

Base Ball Goods were the only articles of merchandise carried 
the first year, the total sales amounting to $11,000. Gradually 
implements and accessories of Athletic Sports were added, until 
the firm now manufacture the requisites for all kinds of Athletic 
SportSo Originally the firm contracted for their supplies from 
outside manufacturers, but finding it impossible, by this method, 
to keep the standard of quality up to their high ideals, they 
gradually commenced the manufacture of their own goods, and 
by the acquisition from time to time of various established 
factories located in different parts of the country, are now able 
to, and do manufacture in their own factories everything bearing 
the Spalding Trade-Mark, which stands the world over as a 
guarantee of the highest quality. 



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